Paragraph 5

(1)

In subsection (1) of section 65 of the 1984 Act for the words “the Secretary of State or his nominee” there shall be substituted the words “the Treasury or the Secretary of State or their or his nominee”.

(2)

In subsection (4) of that section for the words “The Secretary of State” there shall be substituted the words “The Treasury or the Secretary of State”.

(3)

In subsection (5) of that section—

(a)

after the words “duty of” there shall be inserted the words “the Treasury and of”;

(b)

for the word “his”, wherever it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “their”; and

(c)

for the word “him” there shall be substituted the word “them”.

(4)

In subsection (6) of that section—

(a)

for the words “the Secretary of State may take up, or direct any nominee of his” there shall be substituted the words “the Treasury or the Secretary of State may take up, or direct any nominee of the Treasury or the Secretary of State”;

(b)

for the word “him” there shall be substituted the words “the Treasury or the Secretary of State”; and

(c)

after the words “duty of” there shall be inserted the words “the Treasury or, as the case may be,”.