Subsection (1) of section 9 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of "the prescribed number (not less than thirty-five) of" for "thirty-five". Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 9 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of "body corporate established under and subject to the law of the State and having its principal place of business in the State" for "company incorporated under the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1924, the whole of the share capital of wh