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to the Land Trust that holds, or to one of the Land Trusts that hold, contiguous Aboriginal land.";
     (b) by inserting after sub-section (1a) the following sub-section:
     "(1b) Where an amalgamation in respect of which the Minister has taken action under sub-section 4 (1c) involves an area of land that was the subject of a deed of grant (in this sub-section referred to as the 'former deed') to an existing Land Trust, the Minister shall recommend to the Governor-General that the Governor-General execute, in lieu of the former deed—
          (a) if that area of land is wholly to be held by another Land Trust—a new deed of grant of an estate in fee simple in that area to that other Land Trust; or

          (b) if that area of land is to be held, as to part of that area, by that existing Land Trust and as to part of that area, by another Land Trust—new deeds of grant of estates in fee simple in the respective parts of that area to the respective Land Trusts that are to hold those respective parts of that area;";
     (c) by omitting from sub-section (3) "or (1ad)" and substituting ", (1ad) or (1ae)"; and
     (d) by adding at the end the following sub-section:
     "(5) A recommendation under paragraph (1) (e), (1ab) (e), (1ad) (f) or (1ae) (e) that a grant of an estate in fee simple in land be made to a Land Trust may include a recommendation that the deed of grant not be delivered to the grantee until a condition specified in the recommendation has been complied with.".
8. After section 11 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Land Councils may enter into agreements concerning land under claim
"11a. (1) A person who desires to obtain an estate or interest in land the subject of an application of the kind referred to in paragraph 50 (1) (a) may, before the land (in this section referred to as 'the relevant land') is granted to a Land Trust, make representations to the Land Council in the area of which the relevant land is situated concerning the person's plans in respect of the relevant land.
"(2) Subject to sub-section (3), a Land Council to which representations are made pursuant to sub-section (1) may, at any time before the relevant land is granted to a Land Trust, agree with the person who made the representations that it will, if the relevant land is granted to a Land Trust, direct the Land Trust to grant an estate or interest in that land to that person and that agreement shall specify the terms and conditions on which the proposed grant is to be made.
"(3)