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10. However drastic amendments were brought to Section 233 of the Act, 1994, as per Act 14 of 2018, by which, in sub-section (2), after the word "Secretary", the words "or officer authorised by the Secretary" was incorporated.

That apart, after subsection (2), sub-section (2A) was introduced, dealing with the manner in which permission for construction of factories and installation of machinery are to be considered, which reads thus:

"(2A) The Secretary or officer authorized by him shall issue an acknowledgment to the applicant, on receipt of application along with the supporting documents in the form, as may be prescribed, and shall verify the application and all supporting documents on the spot itself, and if any supporting document is not found attached along with the application, the Secretary or officer authorized by him shall, immediately inform the applicant in writing the list of missing documents and allow the applicant to submit the missing documents as early as possible, but not later than five days from the date of receipt of application."