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| (1) Where a claim to indemnity under an insurance policy issued under this Act is proved to the satisfaction of a Deputy Commissioner or the Senior Assistant Commissioner or any other officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner, and the holder or holders of that policy is or are entitled to indemnify in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the terms and conditions of that policy, such holder or holders shall be awarded an indemnity computed as hereinafter provided. |
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| (2) Where two or more persons are entitled to the indemnity awarded under subsection (1), a Deputy Commissioner or the Senior Assistant Commissioner or any other officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner shall apportion the amount of the indemnity among those persons in proportion to their interests in the crop to which that indemnity relates. |
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