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member of a Council in accordance with paragraph (1) (b) and the office of that member becomes vacant while that person is so acting, then, subject to sub-section (1a), that person may continue so to act until the Minister otherwise directs, the vacancy is filled or a period of 12 months from the date on which the vacancy occurred expires, whichever first happens.
 "(4) The appointment of a person under sub-section (1) ceases to have effect if he resigns his appointment by writing signed by him and delivered to the Minister.
 "(5) The validity of anything done by a person purporting to act under sub-section (1) shall not be called in question on the ground that the occasion for his appointment had not arisen, that there was a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his appointment, that the appointment had ceased to have effect or that the occasion for him to act had not arisen or had ceased.".
New section 43a—
 After section 43, insert the following section:
 Annual report
 "43a. (1) The Commission shall, as soon as practicable after 31 December in each year, prepare and furnish to the Minister a report of the operations of the Commission during the year that ended on that 31 December.
 "(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of a report furnished to him under sub-section (1) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which he receives the report.".
 Coral Sea Islands Act 1969                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       New sub-sections 7 (7), (8) and (9)—
 After sub-section 7 (6), add the following sub-sections:
 "(7) All regulations made under an Ordinance shall be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the regulations are made and, if they are not so laid before each House of the Parliament, are void and of no effect.

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                              "(8) Sub-sections (2) to (6), inclusive, apply to and in relation to regulations laid before a House of the Parliament as if the references in those sub-sections to an Ordinance were references to regulations.
                              "(9) In this section, 'regulations' includes rules and by-laws.".
 Cotton Research Act 1982    Sub-section 7 (1)—
                              Omit "10%", substitute "20%".
                             Sub-section 7 (2)—
                              Omit "10%", substitute "20%".
 Crimes (Aircraft) Act 1963  Sub-section 18 (1)—
                              Omit from the foot of the sub-section "Penalty: Imprisonment for seven years.", substitute "Penalty—
                                 (a) if the offender is a natural person—imprisonment for seven years; or
                                 (b) if the offender is a body corporate—$100,000.".
                             Sub-section 22a (4)—
                              Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:
                              "(4) Where, in accordance with sub-section (3), a court of summary jurisdiction