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PART I I , SECTIQ23 3 ( i ) E T E E E J A*:V.-A°T^T GCVSITTTE.:: CE I E J I A / E - A E E L ' GAEflEE EIEI5TRE CE I-33M3 AFPAlRS/GRIK M^NEICs-IEXA few D e l h i , t h e ' s t Nov . , G . S . R . Ho, / A $ 5(ts ) In e x o r c i s e of t h e p o w e r s c c n f c r r c G by s e c t i o n To" o f t ' t h a Dadra ant" Eaga r H a v e l i A c t , 1961 {35 of 1 9 6 1 ) , t h e C e n t r a l Government h e r e b y e x t e n d s t o t h e Union t e r r i t o r y of Paflra ant! Eaga r H a v e l i , t h e Goa, Daman and D i u F i r e F o r c e A c t , 1936 (Act E o . 9 of 1936) a s i n f o r c e i n t h e Union t e r r i t o r y o f Da-nan an"; D i u a t t h e d a t e of t h i s n o t i f i c a t i o n , s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g m o d i f i c a t i o n s , n a m e l y i - U 0 D I F I C A T I 0 U p 1 . Throughou t t h e a c t , -
(a) u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e d i r e c t e d , f o r t h e word 11 Government" , t h e word " A d m i n i s t r a t o r " s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d and t h e r e s h a l l a l s o be made i n any sen ten .ee i n which t h e word " A d m i n i s t r a t o r " o c c u r , such c o n s e q u e n t i a l c h a n g e s a s t h e r u l e s of grammer may r e q u i r e ; . .
(b) f o r t l ie words "Goa, daman and Diu" e x c e p t where t h e y o c c u r i n t h e l o n g t i t l e , e n a c t i n g formula and -i , . • i -i . a — I I — . - . • » • • . ! s h o r t t i t l e , t h e words "Dadra s h a l l be subs t i t u t e* - I n s e c t i o n 2 , ~ Ma g a r H a v e l i "
(a) c l a u s e (a) s h a l l be renumbered a s c i a u s e ( a a ) t h o r c d f , an.1 b e f o r e t h e c l a u s e (aa) a s so r e numbered, t h e f o l l o w i n g c l a u s e s h a l l be i n s e r t e d , namely* - " ( a ) " A d m i n i s t r a t o r " ' means t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r of t h e Union t e r r i t o r y of Dadra and Nagar .Havel i a p p o i n t e d by t h e - P r e s i d e n t u n d e r a r t i c l e 239 of t h e " C o n s t i t u t i o n ; " ?
c o n t d . . 2 / - http://senten.ee - : 2 s -
(h) a f t e r clause (e) , the fol loving clause shall be inser ted/ namely* *»
(pa) " local author i ty" means a Vil lage Panchayat const i tu ted under the- Da-hra anf Hfe^at liavoli Village Paincha-.»ats Regulation, 19 55 (3 of 1965);*? ~ . "'_
(c) in clause (g) , t o r the words ?s Government of Goa, •• Daman and Diu"/ the words "Administration of Dadra and Naaar Havel i" shal l be subs t i tu t ed .
3 . In sect ion 3,~
(a) for the words "Gov;: reman t Pi re. Force"/ the words "Dadra and'lfegar Haveli Fire Force" shall be subst i tu ted;
. (b) for the words "by Government"/ the words "by the Central Government* shal l be subs t i tu ted .
4 • In section 3/ for the words ' 'Consolidated, funds of the Union t e r r i t o r y of Boa/ Darftan and Diu", the words ** Consolidated fund of India11 shall be subst i tuted* 5* In sect ion 16/ in sub-section (2), for the word "Government"/ the words "Central Government" shall be subs t i t u t ed .
6. In sect ion 23, for t he word! "Government", the words ' 'Central Government" shall be subs t i t u t ed .
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l i s h t n s n t and ma in tenance t e r r i t o r y of Goa, o r n l e n t t o ipiuvj.
of r i r e F o r e s an-" Diu?
33 i f e n a c t e d „ j-i-,.-, T «CT̂ d a t i v e Assembly o^ w u- i* D a r ^ n and D i u i n t h e ^ n r c y - . , : ' en th v e a r t h e ReoubOLxc of Inflie f OllOWS'" C H A F T E R I 1 .
/ d a t e s may be a p p o i n t e d f o r d i f f e r e n t 2 .
P r e l i m i n a r y ,-,,r,r., t i t l e e x t a n t and Commencement.- ( l ) T h i s fcgt may be c a l l e d t h e Oca, Daman and D m x>ire i ' o r c , A c t , 1 9 3 6 .
(2) I t - e x t e n d s t o t h e whole of t h e Union t e r r i t o r y of Dadra and Nagar H a v e l i .
(3) I t s h a l l come i n t o f o r c e i n a n y a r e a on such S i e a s t h e ^ ^ i n i s t ^ t o r « j * g . ^ S S ^ r S , t h e O f f i c i a l G a z e b . 8 , a ^ ' ° l n ^ ^ t " a n a i n r e f e r e n c e and d i f f e r e n t p r o v i s i o n s o n - c ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . ^ t o any such p r o v i s i o n s t o t h e t Z ^ ^ u e d a s a r e f e r ence * V J « Ant i s i n f o r c e s h a l l be c o n s t r u e s ! a s a - - ^ ! i V n r t j o r a r e a s i n vrhich t h e p r o v i s i o n i s m t o t h e s i e a u t aj.« •- f o r c e .
D e f i n i t i o n s . - ' i n t h i s A c t , u n l e s s t h e c o n t a c t o t h e r w i s e r e q u i r e s , — t»\ " A d m i n i s t r a t e ? ^ ™Sans t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r of t h e W t ^ S n t e r r i t o r y of Dadra and . a g a ^ v e l i a p p o i n t e d by t h e P r e s i d e n t u n d e r a r t i c l e i u t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . • » i.v.« »-*m O-F n -Ff i rp r in—charge f^~\ a m i "l r , r t o r " means t he U t i e x uxxice*. J-« => ( a a ) „S A v e n u e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e D i s t r i c t and ? n c S e s I c t S g o r o f f i c i a t i n g C o l l e c t o r and a l s o a n ? b f f i c i r a p p o i n t e d by t h e Government t o l S c i i ' t h e f u n c t i o n s of t h e C o l l e c t o r ;
(b) " D i ^ c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r " means t h e O f f i c e r .
L b j _ X ; V n t ° d bv t h e C e n t r a l Government a s ^ p y o i n . e d oy t o e f t h F i r e S e r v i c e D i r e c t o r / C l ^ e f F i r e O f x x c e r r H a v e l l ] of t h e un ion t e r r i t o r y " r «»<.•*.«
(c) " F i r e F i g h t i n g P r o p e r t y " i n c l u d e s ,.<£) Lands and b u i l d i n g s used a s F i r e S t a t i o n s , c o n t d . . 4 / - - 1 4 s - .
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(h) fii) fire fighting appliances, eotilpntsitj tool » implements an." things whatsoever usee -o'r firs fighting;
( i i i) Motor vehicles and other means of ttaasoo«t usee in connection with the fire fighting/
(iv) Uniforms a-ncl badges Qf paak;
fa) "Fire Station" means any post* or'place declarer!
generally or specially b y t b s ^ i n i s ^ S * t f be the fire Station; w
(a) »Fir.3 Force" means the Pi re Force of Da-ira and Mager Haveli maintained under this.ActJ ( e s ) " ^ 1 Authority* means a village Panchavat constituted u n ~ , e r t h s D - f ] r a a jRf l ? f e c f a r ^ J Milage Panchayats Regulation, 1965 (3 of 1965).
(f) "Officer-in-charge1J of Fire Station iticliaSssj when Officer-in-charge is absent from the ' ' Station or unable from illness or other cause to perform his duties, the ^ire Officer present at the Station who is next in the rank to such Officer;
"Official Gazette" means the Official Gazette or the administration of Dadra and Nagar JBveli;'
l l ^ l t ^ ' m G a n s ' Prescribed by rules made under this Act*.
3. Maintenance of Fire Force.- A Fire Force to be called ^s_the Dadra and Magar Havel i Fire Force -hall Z maintained by the Central Government for Services in the local areas in which this Act i s in force* ' - i •
4. ^ Superintendence and Control of Fire Force.-
(l) Superintendence and Control of the Fire Force shall vest in- the Director/Chief Fire Officer and shall be carried on by him in accordance with " the provisions of this Act and of any rules made, thereunder.
(2 ) Administrator may anoint such Officer a5 i t may deem fit to assist the Director/Chief Fire Officer in the discharge of duties.
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o£ t h e F i r e Force i n accordance wi tn the r u l e s aa .< under t h i s Act* of Pi re Fore.:: . - ( l ) Ever - person s h a l l ot • "• ^ to the Fi I s s u e o f . C e r t i f i c a t e to Ksmbsr .G r rescr ibe- . "J- - - - „^,,-4-i -s=i r F 4 - n i n t h e n r c s c r i i x 1 ' F O I C C . r C C O i V " — <- - - - M • ' i j f r - n n f f j p o r rni—n t i n d p r S e a l Ox t i l ' - U-L l—u~>«-,< -- J. -.
f S S o r f a e J in t h i s behal f by the d d m i n i s t r a t e r I T thereupon such person s h a l l have pov^rs , f u n c t i o n s and p r i v i l e g e s ^ o f t h e members of the Pi re Force ureter t h i s - i c t .
(2) The C e r t i f i c a t e r e f e r r e - to i n sub- s e c t i o n ( l ) *^-' -* - - , -, j . | . ; n p t s d n named s h a l l cease to have effocu when t n . ?-Gr&>"" .
t h e r e i n ceases for any reason to be a mcmiaEr^f t ho l i r e Force and on h i s ceas ing to be such m-^raber, h e / - h e s h a l l fo r thwi th s u r r e n d e r t h e c e r t i f i c a t e "to any o f f i c e r empowered,.to r e c e i v e th e same.
(3) Durinct any t ime of suspens ion , the powers, f u n c t i o n s , p r i v i l e g e s ves ted i n any member of the .
Fi re Force sha l l be i n abeyance but such members S a i l c o n t i n u e - t o be sub jec t t o t h e same c l i s c n o l m e and p e n a l t i e s a s he / she would have been, i r h e / .
she had not been suspended i 7 A u x i l i a r y F i r e F o r c e . - CD Whenever i t a p p e a r s t o t h e Admin i s t r a to r tha t i t i s necessa ry t o • auoment the s e r v i c e s i t might r a i s e an a u x i l i a r y F i r e Force by employment of v o l u n t e e r s on such a r e a s and on such t e rms and c o n d i t i o n s a s i t may deem f i t .
(2) Everv such v o l u n t e e r s h a l l r ece ive a c e r t i f i c a t e i n the p r e s c r i b e d form, and sha l l have the same powers and p r o t e c t i o n and sha l l b e . l i a b l e t o a l l such d u t i e s and p e n a l t i e s and be subo rd i na te to the same a u t h o r i t i e s a s member of tine o rd ina ry F i r e F o r c e .
Expendi ture on F i r e F o r c e . - The e n t i r e expendi t u r e ' i n connect ion with F i r e Force s h a l l be me .
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••-(e). fox. g i v i n g compensat ion . ; t o t h e ' p e r s o n s who , . ^ : ^ a v e . r e n d e r e d . : e ^ f e c £ i v e - s e r v i c e s t o t h e F i r s v , - , ; P o r c e ; : i n . c a s e of a c c i d e n t o r t o t h e d e p e n d e n t - o r . such p e r s o n s I n ; c a s e e o f d e a t h w h i l e t h e V . w e r ^ e n g a g e d i n h e l p i n g t h e F i r e F o r c e i n t h e 'J' ~* . D i s c h a r g e of t h e i r , d u t i e s ; •• ~
(f) ' f o r ^ t h e t t e i n i n g / ' d i s c i i D l i n e and good c o n d u c t of t h e members, of t h e ' F i r e F o r c e ; ^ ff) ISe^rS^^^^^^-" °f t h e m^b^ °f the Jnrre j o r c e w i t h n e c e s s a r v a p p l i a n c e s and equ ipment on t h e o c c a s i o n o f " a n y a l a r m of f i r e ;
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• Cn) - f o r - p e n d i n g members Of t h e F i r e F o r c e w i t h ;• ; . ,-~applian,ce-s and equ ipmen t beyond th,- l i m i t o^ - --•. - a r e a ,m which" t h i s A c t . i s i n f o r c e f o r t h e " " i ' : 1 " " " ' r • ^ S t ^ ^ ^ f l h ^ . , l o t h S - ^ ^ u r h o o d t i ) f o r e m p l o y m e n t - o f t h e members o f t h e P i re P o r e v , :-: ^ ^ r e s c u e , s a l v a g e o r a n y o t h a r s i m i l a r c o n t d . , „ 7 / - / - 3 7 * - ( j ) ""for r e g u l a t i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g of t h e powers d u t i e s and f u n c t i o n s of t h e D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r ;
(k) G e n e r a l l y f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e F i r e F o r c e i n a h i ' jh s t a t e o f e f f i c i e n c y .
. 0 . power s of Members of F i r e F o r c e on o c c a s i o n of F i r e . ~ : ( l ) On t h e o c c a s i o n of f i r e i n a,ny a r e a i n which t h i s -Act i s i n fo rce ; , a n y members of t h e F i r e F o r c e who i s i n c h a r g e of t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g o p e r a t i o n e n t h e s p o t may —
(a) remove o r o r d e r a n y o t h e r member of t h e F i r e F o r c e t o remove any p e r s o n who by h i s p r e s e n c e , i n t e r f e r e s w i th o r i m p e l s t h e o p e r a t i o n f o r e x t i n g u i s h i n g t h e f i r e o r f o r s a v i n g l i f e o r property?
(b) c l o s e any s t r e e t o r p a s s a g e i n o r n e a r which t h e • f i r e is-bu-r-ijing?
(c) f o r t h e p u r p o s e of e x t i n g u i s h i n g f i r e , b r e a k .
i n t o o r b reak t h r o u g h o r p u l l down any. p r e m i s e s f o r t h e p a s s a g e of h o s e ' o r a p p l i a n c e o r c a u s e • *•• . them t o be b roken i n t o o r t h r o u g h o r p u l l down d o i n g a s l i t t l e damage a s p o s s i b l e ;
* - • --' •.:"• (a ) - ' r e q u i r e t h e a u t h o r i t y i n c h a r g e o f w a t e r s u p p l y i n t h e a r e a t o r e g u l a t e t h e w a t e r m e a n s s o a s p r o v i d e w a t e r a t a s p e c i f i e d . p r e s s u r e a t t n e , . p l a c e w h e r e f i r e h a s b r o k e n o u t o r u t i l i s e f rom % ' a n y s t r e a m , c i s t e r n , w e l l o r t a n k o r f rom a n y a v a i l a b l e s o u r c e o f w a t e r w h e t h e r p u b l i c o r p r i v a t e , f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f e x t i n g u i s h i n g o r . l i m i t i n g t h e s p r e a d o f s u c h f i r e ;
(e) e x a r c i . s e t h e same powers f o r . d i s p e r s i n g a n a s s e m b l y Of p e r s o n s l i k e l y t o o b s t r u c t f i r e f i g h t i n g o p e r a t i o n a s i f he i s t h e o f f i c e r - i n c h a r g e of a P o l i c e S t a t i o n and a s i f such a s s e m b l y i s an un lawfu l a s s e m b l y and s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o -the same i m m u n i t i e s and p r o t e c t i o n a s such a n o f f i c e r i n r e s p e c t of t h e e x e r c i s e of such powers?
(f) g e n e r a l l y t a k e such m e a s u r e s a s may a p p e a r t o him t o bo n e c e s s a r y f o r e x t i n g u i s h i n g f i r e o r f o r t h e p r o t e c t i o n of l i f e and p r o p e r t y * .
(2) Any damage done on t h e o c c a s i o n of f i r e by t h e members of t h e F i r e F o r c e i n t h e due d i s c h a r g e of the d u t i e s s h a l l be deemed t o be damage by f i r e w i t h i n t h e meaning of any p o l i c y of i n s u r a n c e a g a i n s t f i r e * con td* a3/— http://exarci.se — S O S - 1 1 . Powers of Director/Chief Pira Officer ,o m«.:s _ = arrangement for supply of va te r . - The D - r< J ••':/jv •--- Fire Officer may -;ith the prsvxcus E-s-iCU'.n o^ t,.e Govp-rment, enter in to an agreement with the Authority in charge of vaater sumxLy in any area ror pec ruing the adequate supply of ^ t o r in case or f i r e on such terms as to payment or otherwise as may be spec i f i c - in -he agreement.
12. Powers of Dircctcr/Chief Fira Officer t o enter in to agreement for a s s i s t a n c e . - The Director/Chief Fi re Officer may with the previous sanction of the Government enter into agreement-ith any person who emplovs or maintains personnel or keep equipments for f i r a f ighting purpose. To secure on such terms as to payment or otherwise as may be provided by or under the arrangements of the personnel or equipment or any other a ss i s t ance for the purpose of dealing with f i r e in any area in which t h i s Act i s in fo r ce .
1 3 . Preventive Measures, - (l) The Administrator may by n o t i f i c a t i o n in the Official Gasette require owners or occupiers of premises in any area or of any c lass of premises used which in i t s opinion are l i k e l y to cause r i sk of f i r e , to take such precaut ions as may be specified in such n o t i f i c a t i o n s .
(2) VJhere no t i f i ca t ion has been issued under sub sect ion ( i ) , i t shall ba lawful for the Dl rector/Chief Fire Officer or any Officer of the Fire Force authorised by the Administrator in t h i s behalf to d i r e c t the removal of the objects or goods l i k e l y t o causa the r isk of f i r e , to a place of safety and on , f a i lu re of the owner or occupier t o do so the Director/Chief Fire Officer or any such Officer may a f t e r giving the owner or occupier a reasonable opportunity of making the representat ion, seize/ deta in or remove such objec ts or goods.
c o n t d . . 9 / - -• ' C H A P T E R I I I ' • ' / A c q u i s i t i o n . of F i r e F i g h t i n g P r o p e r t y 14 p r o h i b i t i o n a g a i n s t t r a n s f e r of f i r e f i g h t i n g "* prcmqr-tY, - - ° l o c a l a u t h o r i t y of any a r e a i n which t h i s Ac t i s i n f o r c e s h a l l t r a n s f e r o r o t h e r w i s e p a r t w i t h any f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y w i t h o u t t h e p r e v i o u s ' s a n c t i o n of t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r .
1 5 . R e q u i s i t i o n i n g of f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y . - ( l ) The , D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e Of f i ce r /Who i s i n - c h a r g e of a ^member o^ t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g o p e r a t i o n n a y , i f i n h i s o p i n i o n i t mernoeL u_ LUU ^ ^ s Q t o p Q S0T- t h e - p u r p o s e of e " t m g u i s h - P i r e F o r c e i s riGcesstiirj/ -J-1 L~ ^ —'-- -' - i- L- _ 4 i n g f i r e i n any area , , r e q u i s i t i o n n v 1 ta j :e p o s s e s s i o n of any f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y i n t h e pos se s s ion o f any l o c a l a u t h o r i t y o r any i n s t i t u t i o n o r i n d i v i d u a l .
(2) As soon a s may be a f t e r t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g o p e r a t i o n a r e ' o v e r , t h e D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r o r the -member i n c h a r g e of t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g o p e r a t i o n , a s t h e c a s e may b e , s h a l l r e l e a s e t h e p r o p e r t y t a k e n p o s s e s s i o n of u n d e r s u f c w s e c t i o n ( l ) from r e q u i s i t i o n and r e s t o r e t h e same t o t h e l o c a l a u t h o r i t y i n s t i t u t i o n o r i n d i v i d u a l from whose p o s s e s s i o n such p r o p e r t y was t a k e n .
(3 ) -Where a n y f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y i s r e q u i s i t i o n e d u n d e r s u b - s e c t i o n ( 1 ) , t h e r e s h a l l be p a i d t o t h e owner of such p r o p e r t y c o m p e n s a t i o n t h e amount of which s h a l l be d e t e r m i n e d in. a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r i n c i p l e s h e r e i n a f t e r s e t o u t / t h a t i s t o say -
(a) Where t h e amount of c o m p e n s a t i o n c a n be f i x e d b Y^agreemen t be tween t h e D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r - and t h e owner of t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y , i t s h a l l be p a i d i n a c c o r d a n c e wi th such a g r e e m e n t ;
(b) Where no such a g r e e m e n t c a n be r e a c h e d , t h e - - : D i r e c t o r / a - i i e f F i r e Q f ^ i C C i r s h a l l r e f a r t h e m a t t e r t o t h e M a g i s t r a t e h a v i n g j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r t h e a r e a i n which t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y was k e p t and t h e M a g i s t r a t e s h a l l a f t e r h e a r i n g t h e p a r t i e s and such o t h e r p e r s o n s a s he deems n e c e s s a r y , f i x t h e amount o r c o m p e n s a t i o n t a k i n g i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n m* r e n t wh ich t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y would ' n o r m a l l y f o t c h i f r e n t e d o u t for" a s i m i l a r p u r p o s e . i h e o r d e r o f t h e M a g i s t r a t e " f i x i n g _ t h e amount of c o m p e n s a t i o n s h a l l be f i n a l , .
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1 7 . P r i n c i p l e s and method of d e t e r m i n i n g c o m p e n s a t i o n . - -(1) The D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r o r a n y O f f i c e r a u t h o r i s e d by t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r s h a l l a s soon a s may be a f t e r t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e . n o t i c e unde r sub s e c t i o n ( 1 ) , of s e c t i o n 16 d e t e r m i n e . . '"' - t h e amount of c o m p e n s a t i o n p a y a b l e i n r e s p e c t of t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g p r o p e r t y ba sed on t h e m a r k e t v a l u e of • ^ t h e p r o p e r t y oil t h e d a t e of p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e s a i d n o t i c e / t h a t i s t o s a y , t h e p r i c e which i t would h a v e f e t c h e d i n t h e open m a r k e t I f i t had b e e n so ld on t h a t d a t e , p r o v i d e d t h a t b e f o r e d e t e r m i n i n g t h e amount of c o n d e n s a t i o n , t h e D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r o r t h e O f f i c e r , a s t h e c a s e may b e , s h a l l g i v e t h e l o c a l a u t h o r i t y a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o s t a t e what i n i t s o p i n i o n i s a f a i r c o m p e n s a t i o n .
<2) The D i r e c t o r / C h i e f F i r e O f f i c e r o r t h e O f f i c e r a s t h e c a s e may b e , s h a l l a f t e r d e t e r m i n i n g t h e amount of c o m p e n s a t i o n p a y a b l e , g i v e n o t i c e t o t h e l o c a l a u t h o r i t y of the" amount of c o m p e n s a t i o n so d e t e r m i n e d .
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