7. Addition of new section in the “-erincipal enaCtracnt,

The following new section 3 is ; herepy.. added imme-diately after section 5 of the principal enactment

:-

“ Powers of the Director of Commerce.

6. The Director of Commerce may, where te considers it appropriate to do so in the interest of national economy, by Order published in the Gazette declare that the provisions of this Act shall apply to any company registered under the Companies

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of 1982 or any co-operative society registered under the Co-operatice

Societies Law, No. 5 of 1972 which in his opinion is of sufficient financial stability and standing for the purpose of this Act, and not referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of subsection (i) of section 5. ”.