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ABOUT THE GEC, E.G. BY ADDING AFTER QUOTE COLLEGE UNQUOTE

QUOTE (IF THE GEC OPTION WERE TO BE PURSUED IN DUE

COURSE) UNQUOTE

(J)

WE ASSUME THAT EXCO WISH PARA 12 TO BE DELETED (THEIR

POINT (H) AND CONCUR.

(K)

(L)

(M)

HOWE

THE JD QUOTATION IN PARA 13 MAKES REFERENCE TO THE NEED

FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ABIDE BY THE LAW, BUT THIS POINT IS

NOT TAKEN UP IN THE REST OF THE PARAGRAPH WHICH REFERS

ONLY TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE. WE SUGGEST

THAT THE POINT ABOUT THE NEED TO ABIDE BY THE LAW BE

EITHER ELABORATED OR DELETED. WE AGREE WITH EXCO'S POINT

(I).

IN PARA 14 WE SUGGEST ADDITION OF QUOTE AT PRESENT

UNQUOTE AFTER QUOTE PRACTICE UNQUOTE.

IN PARA 16 WE THINK THE SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES ARE

TOO HYPOTHETICAL AT THIS STAGE, AND COULD BE OMITTED.

ALSO SEE SERIOUS PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH (A), AND

SUGGEST IT MIGHT BE DELETED AND THE PARA RUN STRAIGHT

INTO (B). PARA 17 COULD THEN ALSO BE DELETED. WE NOTE

THAT EXCO HAVE REACHED THE SAME CONCLUSION.

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