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then, for the purposes of the institution of any proceeding by the person after the commencement time, the certificate so received by the person shall be deemed to state the matters referred to in paragraph 24 (3) (a) or (b) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act and to have been signed by a member of the Commission, or by the Race Discrimination Commissioner, as the case may be.

Delegations by former Commission and former Commissioner
34. (1) Where—
     (a) before the commencement time, the former Commission had, under sub-section 40 (1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, delegated a power to a person (not being a member of the staff of the former Commission); and
     (b) immediately before the commencement time, the delegation had not been revoked,
then, after the commencement time, the power of the Commission that corresponds to the power delegated as mentioned in paragraph (a) shall for all purposes be deemed to have been delegated, under that sub-section, to that person by the Commission in the terms of the delegation by the former Commission.
(2) Where—
     (a) before the commencement time, the former Commissioner had, under sub-section 40 (2) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, delegated a power to a person (not being a member of the staff of the former Commission); and
     (b) immediately before the commencement time, the delegation had not been revoked,

then, after the commencement time, the power exercisable by the Race Discrimination Commissioner that corresponds to the power delegated as mentioned in paragraph (a) shall for all purposes be deemed to have been delegated, under that sub-section, to that person by the Race Discrimination Commissioner in the terms of the delegation by the former Commissioner.

PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT 1984

Principal Act
35. The Sex Discrimination Act 19842 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
36. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "Chairman";
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "Commission" and substituting the following definition:
        " 'Commission' means the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986;";
     (c) by omitting "Human Rights Commission Act 1981" from the definition of "enactment" in sub-section (1) and substituting "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986";
     (d) by inserting after the definition of "near relative" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
        " 'President' means President of the Commission;"; and
     (e) by omitting "Human Rights Commission Act 1981" from the definition of "proposed enactment" in sub-section (1) and substituting "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986".

Functions of Human Rights and Equal