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PART III. 
 
Amendment of the Acts. 
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Amendment of the Act of 1923. 
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31.—(1) The Act of 1923 is hereby amended by the substitution for section 9 of the following section: 
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Authority for grant of pensions, etc. 
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“9.—The authority for the grant of every pension, allowance and gratuity which may be granted under this Act shall be the Minister.” 
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(2) Section 46 of the Act of 1953 is hereby repealed. 
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