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Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act.
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17.—The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 14:
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“Powers etc. of Director.
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14.—(1) The Director may and, at the request of the Minister or the Commission, shall—
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(a) investigate any aspect of the supply or distribution of goods or of the provision of a service,
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(b) investigate any aspect of the operation of an order under this Act,
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(c) investigate in the State any aspect of the supply or distribution of goods or the provision of a service by a person outside the State.
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(2) The Director may investigate any aspect of the operation of fair practice rules.
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(3) Where the Director carries out an investigation under subsection (1) of this section, at the request of the Minister or the Commission, he shall furnish a report of his investigation to the Minister or the Commission as appropriate.
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(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Director from furnishing the Minister or the Commission with a report of any investigation carried out by him under this section.”.
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