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Case No.	Provision of the I.R.O. in respect of which ruling applies
1	sections 19C and 61B
2	section 18E
3	section 18E
4	section 14
5	sections 14 and 61A
6	sections 16 and 22(3)
7	sections 19C and 61A
8	section 14
9	sections 14, 16 and 23(1)(a)
10	section 14
11	section 14
12	section 14
13	section 14
14	section 20(2)
15	section 19C(4)
16	section 14
17	section 18E
18	section 18E
19	section 14
20	section 18E
21	section 14
22	sections 8 and 9(1)
23	section 14
24	section 18E
25	sections 8 and 9
26	section 14
27	section 20(2)
28	sections 14(1), 16(1), 16(1)(ga), 16F(1), 16G(1), 18F(1), 33A(1), 34(1), 34(2), 39B(1) and 39B(2)
29	section 18E
30	section 14
31	sections 23B(3) and 23B(12)
32	sections 9(1) and 52
33	sections 8, 9 and 16(1)
34	section 14
35	section 14
36	section 14
37	section 14