PART III.

Miscellaneous Amendments of the Principal Act.

18. —(1) On the operative date, the powers conferred on the Government by sections 10 , 11 , 12 and 63 of the Principal Act shall, by virtue of this section, be transferred to, and vest in, the Minister.

(2) References in sections 10 , 11 , 12 and 63 of the Principal Act to the Government shall, on and after the operative date, be construed as references to the Minister.

(3) Subsection (5) of section 5 of the Principal Act shall, in so far as it relates to the revocation or amendment of an order made under sections 10 , 11 , 12 or 63 of the Principal Act, cease to have effect.

19. —(1) Subsection (3) of section 79 of the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect—

(a) as if the words “seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds” were substituted for the words “five hundred thousand pounds”,

(b) as if for the reference therein to five years from the date of the passing of the Principal Act there were substituted a reference to five years from the date of the passing of this Act.

(2) Paragraph (b) of section 2 of the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1942 (No. 16 of 1942), is hereby repealed.