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by writing under its common seal, delegate to a person all or any of its powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
"(2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Commission.
"(3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the Commission.".

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Sub-section 18 (1)
Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:
     "(1) The Commission may appoint such officers as it thinks necessary.".

Sub-section 18 (6)—
Omit the sub-section.

Section 32—
Repeal the section.

Patents Act 1952

After sub-section 41 (1)—
Insert the following sub-sections:
"(1a) Where, after the lodgment of an application, a complete specification in respect of that application is lodged pursuant to sub-section (1), that complete specification shall, unless sub-section (1c) applies, be accompanied by an abstract, prepared in accordance with the regulations, of the specification.
"(1b) The Commissioner may amend, or require the applicant to amend, an abstract lodged in accordance with sub-section (1a).
"(1c) Where, after the lodgment of an application, a complete specification in respect of that application is lodged pursuant to sub-section (1) and, on lodgment of the complete specification, the applicant pays the fee prescribed for the purposes of this sub-section, an officer in the Patent Office shall prepare an abstract of the specification.
"(1d) An abstract prepared under sub-section (1a) or (1c) shall not be taken into account in construing the specification to which it relates.".

Sub-section 58a (1) (definition of "Treaty")—
     (a) Before "together with the Regulations" insert "as affected by any amendments of that Treaty made under Article 47, 60 or 61 of that Treaty,".
     (b) Omit from paragraph (b) of the definition all the words after "that Treaty".

Paragraph 58a (2) (a)—
Omit "Treaty; and", substitute "Treaty, as modified by any amendments to the description, or to the drawing or drawings, made pursuant to Article 34 of the Treaty or Rule 91 of the Regulations referred to in the definition of Treaty' in sub-section (1); and ".

Paragraph 58a (2) (b)—
Omit "made pursuant to Article 19 of the Treaty", substitute "to the claim or claims made pursuant to Article 19 or 34 of the Treaty, or Rule 91 of the Regulations referred to in the definition of 'Treaty' in sub-section (1)".

Sub-sections 58a (3), (4) and (5)—
Omit the sub-sections.

Sub-section 58c (1)—
Omit "and (f) and with the requirements of sub-section 35 (2)", substitute ", (f) and (g) and with the requirements of sub-sections 35 (1b) and (2)".

SCHEDULE 1—continued
Postal Services Act 1975
Section 43—
Add at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(7) The regulations shall