4.Section 9 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :-
| (a) by the substitution, for the definition of " competent authority", of the following definition : " competent authority " means-
| | (a) in relation to Government quarters the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Public Administration or any public officer authorized by such Secretary to be a competent authority for the purposes of this Act; | | |
| | (b) in relation to quarters belonging to a public corporation
| | | (i) the Chairman of such public corporation or any officer authorized by such Chairman to be a competent authority for the purposes of this Act or |
| (ii) where such public corporation has no Chairman the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of such public corporation or any officer authorized by such Secretary to be a competent authority for the purposes of this Act;'; |
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| (b) by the substitution, for the definition of " Government quarters ", of the following definition : |
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| (c) by the insertion, immediately after the definition of " occupier ", of the following definition : |
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