Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting in subsection (2) "under this or any other Act" after "the Administrator" ;

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2) :

(2A)  A district registrar may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person employed in the Department the performance and exercise of such of the functions and powers of the district registrar under this or any other Act (other than this power of delegation) as are specified in the instrument, and may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part any such delegation.

(c) by omitting from subsection (5) "Magistrate or the Administrator," and substituting "Magistrate, Administrator or district registrar," ;

(d) by omitting from subsection (6) "Magistrate or the Administrator," twice occurring and substituting "Magistrate, Administrator or district registrar," .