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Continuance of the Principal Act. 
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2.—(1) The Principal Act shall, unless previously terminated under subsection (2) of this section, continue in force until the 31st day of December, 1951. 
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(2) The Government may by order declare that the Principal Act shall expire on a specified date, being earlier than the 31st day of December, 1951, and in that case the Principal Act shall expire accordingly. 
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