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or them, as the case may be, delegate to an officer or employee of the Parliament any of his or their powers, as the case may be, under sub-sections (7a) and (7f).
     "(7j) A power delegated under sub-section (7h), when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the President or the Speaker or the President and the Speaker, as the case may be.
     "(7k) A delegation under sub-section (7h) does not prevent the exercise, by the President or the Speaker or the President and the Speaker, as the case may be, of the power to which the delegation relates.".

(3) Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by adding at the end of paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) "and";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) "and" (last occurring); and
     (c) by omitting paragraph (d) of sub-section (1).

(4) Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) "or the regulations" (wherever occurring) and substituting ", the regulations or any determinations in force under section 82d".

(5) Subject to sub-section (6), sub-section (3) shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation, being a date not earlier than the date on which section 4 of the Public Service Amendment Act 1978 comes into operation.

(6) If sub-section (1) of this section comes into operation after section 4 of the Public Service Amendment Act 1978 has come into operation, sub-section (3) of this section shall not come into operation.

(7) Sub-section (4) shall come into operation on the date on which section 4 of the Public Service Amendment Act 1978 comes into operation.

Appointment of Public Service Board
8. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (8a) "and the regulations" and substituting ", the regulations and any determinations in force under section 82d".

9. Section 15 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Termination of appointment
"15. (1) If a member of the Board—
     (a) engages, during his term of office, in any paid employment outside the duties of his office;
     (b) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his creditors or makes an assignment of his remuneration for their benefit;
     (c) except on leave granted by the Governor-General, absents himself from duty for 14 consecutive days, or for 28 days in any 12 months;
     (d) becomes permanently incapable of performing his duties; or
     (e) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with his obligations under sub-section (2) or (3),
the Governor-General shall terminate the appointment of the