Bill C-9
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS |
| AN ACT FOR MAKING THE SYSTEM OF CANADIAN PORTS
COMPETITIVE, EFFICIENT AND COMMERCIALLY
ORIENTED, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHING OF
PORT AUTHORITIES AND THE DIVESTING OF CERTAIN
HARBOURS AND PORTS, FOR THE COMMERCIALIZATION
OF THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AND FERRY SERVICES
AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO MARITIME TRADE
AND TRANSPORT AND AMENDING THE PILOTAGE ACT
AND AMENDING AND REPEALING OTHER ACTS AS A
CONSEQUENCE
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SHORT TITLE |
| 1. Short title
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INTERPRETATION |
| 2. Definitions
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ABORIGINAL RIGHTS |
| 3. Aboriginal rights
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NATIONAL MARINE POLICY |
| 4. National Marine Policy
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PART 1 |
CANADA PORT AUTHORITIES |
Interpretation |
| 5. Definitions
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Application |
| 6. Application of Part
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Agent of Her Majesty |
| 7. Agent of Her Majesty
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Incorporation |
| 8. Letters patent
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| 9. Supplementary letters patent
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Continuance of Harbour Commissions |
| 10. Continuance of harbour commissions
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| 11. Consequences for commissioners
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Initial Port Authorities |
| 12. Continued or deemed incorporated
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| 13. Consequences for former directors and commissioners
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Directors |
| 14. Appointment of directors
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| 15. Experience
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| 16. Persons excluded
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| 17. Election of chairperson
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| 18. Term of office
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| 19. Ceasing to hold office
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| 20. Power to manage
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| 21. Appointment of officers
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| 22. Duty of care of directors and officers
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Legal Regime Applicable to Port Authorities |
| 23. Liability arising when acting as agent of Crown
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| 24. Financial Administration Act
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| 25. No appropriation
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| 26. No guarantee
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| 27. Regulations
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Capacity and Powers |
| 28. Capacity and powers
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| 29. Powers of port authority re railways
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| 30. Power to make by-laws
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| 31. Borrowing powers
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| 32. Powers to invest
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| 33. Deemed knowledge of letters patent
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Annual Meeting |
| 34. Annual meeting
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| 35. Meeting open to public
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| 36. Annual financial statements
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Financial Management |
| 37. Public to get financial statements
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| 38. Books and systems
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| 39. Business plan
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| 40. Manner of presenting information
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Special Examinations |
| 41. Special examinations
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| 42. Report
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| 43. Examiner - auditor
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Property |
| 44. Federal Real Property Act
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| 45. Powers and obligations where management given
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| 46. Disposition of federal real property
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| 47. Navigable Waters Protection Act
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| 48. Land-use plan
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Fees |
| 49. Fixing of fees
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| 50. Discrimination among users
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| 51. Notice of new or revised fees
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| 52. Complaints
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| 53. Fees by contract
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Official Languages |
| 54. Official Languages Act
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Liquidation and Dissolution |
| 55. Liquidation and dissolution
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Port Traffic Control |
| 56. Traffic control zones
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| 57. Notice
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| 58. Traffic control
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| 59. Offences and punishment
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| 60. Application to military and police ships
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Order and Safety |
| 61. Order and safety
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Regulations |
| 62. Regulations
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| 63. Powers re airport regulations
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| 64. Evidence of limits of navigable waters
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PART 2 |
PUBLIC PORTS |
Designation by Governor in Council |
| 65. Designation by regulation
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| 66. Federal Real Property Act
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Fees |
| 67. Fixing of fees
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| 68. Services
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Harbour Masters and Wharfingers |
| 69. Harbour masters and wharfingers
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Agreements |
| 70. Agreements
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Federal Real Property |
| 71. Leases and licences
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| 72. Agreements for disposal or transfer
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General |
| 73. Navigable Waters Protection Act
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Regulations |
| 74. Regulations
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| 75. Coming into force of regulations
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Traffic Control |
| 76. Traffic control
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PART 3 |
SEAWAY |
Interpretation |
| 77. Definitions
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Objectives |
| 78. Objectives
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Powers of Minister |
| 79. Powers of Minister
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| 80. Transfer
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| 81. Consolidated Revenue Fund
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| 82. Rights and obligations preserved
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Annual Meeting |
| 83. Meeting open to public
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Financial Management |
| 84. Public to get financial statements
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| 85. Books and systems
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| 86. Audit
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Special Examinations |
| 87. Special examinations
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| 88. Report
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| 89. Examiner - other qualified auditor
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Property |
| 90. Federal Real Property Act
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| 91. Powers re property of Her Majesty
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Fees |
| 92. Fees
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| 93. Discrimination among users
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| 94. Notice of fees
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Official Languages Act |
| 95. Official Languages Act
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Dissolution |
| 96. Dissolution of Authority
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| 97. Location of Authority
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Regulations |
| 98. Regulations
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Traffic Control |
| 99. Traffic control
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General |
| 100. Powers of United States authority
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| 101. Navigable Waters Protection Act
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| 102. International Boundary Waters Treaty Act
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PART 4 |
REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT |
Interpretation |
| 103. Definitions
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Regulations |
| 104. Regulations
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| 105. Regulations
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Traffic Control |
| 106. Traffic control
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Liability for Fees |
| 107. Ships and cargo
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Enforcement |
| Designation
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| 108. Enforcement officers
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| Inspection
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| 109. Powers of enforcement officers
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| 110. Duty to assist enforcement officers
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| Search and Seizure
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| 111. Warrant
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| 112. Where warrant not necessary
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| 113. Powers during search
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| 114. Entry
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| Detention of Ships
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| 115. Detention - enforcement officer
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| 116. Notice of detention order to be served on master
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| 117. Sale of ship where no appearance and no security
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| 118. Notice
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| 119. Claiming interest
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| 120. Payment of proceeds
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Other Powers |
| 121. Sale of perishable goods
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| 122. Lien on ships
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| 123. Obstruction of ports
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| 124. Rights exercisable
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| 125. Other remedies
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Offences and Punishment |
| 126. Offence
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| 127. Offence and fine
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| 128. Separate offence
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| 129. Order to comply
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PART 5 |
HUMAN RESOURCES |
Seaway |
| 130. Successor rights
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| 131. Designation of employees
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Local Port Corporations |
| 132. Successor rights
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Harbour Commissions |
| 133. Successor rights
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Non-corporate Ports of Canada Ports Corporation |
| 134. Designation by Minister
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| 135. Successor rights
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| 136. Minister's powers
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| 137. Delegation
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| 138. Public Service Staff Relations Act
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General |
| 138.1 Public Service Superannuation Act
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PART 6 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
| 139. Dissolution of Canada Ports Corporation
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| 140. Agreements - Marine Atlantic Inc.
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| 141. Regulations - The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges
Inc.
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| 142. Regulations - The Seaway International Bridge
Corporation, Ltd.
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| 143. Ridley Terminals Inc.
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| 144. Review of Act
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PART 7 |
AMENDMENTS TO THE PILOTAGE ACT |
| 145 to 158. Amendments to Pilotage Act
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PART 8 |
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND COMING INTO FORCE |
Consequential Amendments |
| 159 to 162. Access to Information Act
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| 163. Canada Transportation Act
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| 164 to 166. Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
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| 167. Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and
Safety Board Act
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| 168 to 172. Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
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| 173 to 180. Financial Administration Act
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| 181. Fishing and Recreational Harbours Act
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| 182. Canada Labour Code
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| 182.1 to 188. Municipal Grants Act
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| 189. Navigable Waters Protection Act
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| 190 to 194. Privacy Act
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| 195 and 196. Canada Shipping Act
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Repeals |
| 197. Canada Ports Corporation Act
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| 198. The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners' Act
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| 199. The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners' Act, 1951
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| 200. The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners' Act, 1957
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| 201. Harbour Commissions Act
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| 202. Public Harbours and Port Facilities Act
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| 203. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Act
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| 204. The Toronto Harbour Commissioners' Act, 1911
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| 204.1 The Toronto Harbour Commissioners' Act, 1985
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Coming into Force |
| 205. Coming into force
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| SCHEDULE
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