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the Federal Government, any State Government or local government; and

any ministry, department, office, agency, authority, commission, committee, board, council or other body, corporate or unincorporate, of the Federal Government, any

State Government or local government, whether established under any written law or otherwise;

“committee” means a committee appointed under section 12;

“Implementation and Coordination Committee”

means the

Implementation and Coordination Committee appointed under section 28;

“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive appointed under subsection 14(1) and includes an officer directed to perform the duties of the Chief Executive under subsection 14(6);

“Fund” means the East Coast Economic Region Development Fund established under section 29;

“Council” means the East Coast Economic Region Development

Council established under section 5;

“East Coast Economic Region Master Plan” means the East Coast

Economic Region Master Plan prepared pursuant to section 17 and includes any alterations to such Master Plan;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council appointed under paragraph 10(1)(a);

“East Coast Economic Region” means the area declared under section 4.

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General assurance that power of State Government and other

Government entities not affected