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Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act | 
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9. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended— | 
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(a) in subsection (1), by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (e): | 
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“(ea) subject to subsection (1A), the consideration by a registration board of an application under section 48 by an institution for approval of an education and training programme; | 
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(eb) subject to subsection (1A), the annual retention of an approval under section 48 by a registration board of an institution’s education and training programme;”, | 
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and | 
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(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1): | 
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“(1A) The Council shall not exercise its power under subsection (1)(ea) or (eb) except with the consent of the Minister.” |