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of the Board in relation to a matter; and
         (b) the power or function has been delegated or sub-delegated under this section,
    the power or function may be exercised by the delegate or sub-delegate upon the opinion, belief or state of mind of the delegate or sub-delegate, as the case may be, in relation to the matter.
    "(5) Where the Board has delegated a power or function to a person under sub-section (1)—
         (a) the Board may give directions to the delegate with respect to the exercise of the power or the performance of the function; and
         (b) if the delegate has sub-delegated the power or function under sub-section (1a), the delegate—
            (i) shall, if the Board has given a direction to the delegate under paragraph (a) with respect to the exercise of the power or the performance of the function, give a corresponding direction to the sub-delegate; and
            (ii) may, subject to any direction given to the delegate by the Board under paragraph (a), give directions to the sub-delegate with respect to the exercise of the power or the performance of the function.".
(2) An appointment to the Service made or purported to be made, before the commencement of this section, by a person acting pursuant to a delegation by the Board is, and shall be deemed to have been, for all purposes, as valid as if it had been made by the Board.

Repeal of section 18
12. Section 18 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Joint Council
13. Section 19a of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "and of Classification Committees"; and

     (b) by omitting sub-section (4).

Equal employment opportunity programs
14. Section 22b of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (13) ", subject to such modifications (if any) as are prescribed," after "shall";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (13) (d) "(7),";
     (c) by omitting from sub-section (14) "and adaptations"; and
     (d) by omitting sub-section (15) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(15) In sub-sections (13) and (14), 'modifications' includes additions, omissions and substitutions.".

Industrial democracy plans
15. Section 22c of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (12) ", subject to such modifications (if any) as are prescribed," after "shall";
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (13) "and adaptations" and "by the regulations"; and
     (c) by omitting sub-section (14) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(14) In sub-sections (12) and (13), 'modifications' includes additions, omissions and substitutions.".

Secretaries of Departments
16. Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-sections (3), (5) and (5a); and
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (4) "Chairman" and substituting "Head of the Public Service Board".

Delegation by Secretaries of