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The Bill also enables the repeal of the Auditors Oversight Act as part of the intention to wind up the Auditors Oversight Authority in the near future. Clause 1 provides the short title and commencement of the legislation. Clause 2 amends section 2 of the principal Act to ensure that the method of appointing the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the board of directors is in alignment with the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision). Clause 3 repeals section 6 of the principal Act and substitutes a new section 6 in order to \u2014 (a) empower the Cabinet to appoint members of the board of directors; (b) provide for the appointment of three retired public accountants as directors; (c) provide for the appointment of one director who is not a public servant or civil servant; (d) provide for the appointment of the Chief Officer in the Ministry responsible for financial services, or the Chief Officer\u2019s designate, as a director; (e) remove the Auditor General, or that person\u2019s designate, from the board of directors; and (f) remove the Financial Secretary, or that person\u2019s designate, from the board of directors. The proposed new section 6 would ensure that the number of Board members and the method of appointing them is in alignment with the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision). Clause 4 amends section 7 of the principal Act to provide that the directors, other than the Chief Officer in the Ministry responsible for financial services or the Chief Officer\u2019s designate, would be appointed for a term specified by the Cabinet and may be paid such remuneration as may be determined by the Cabinet. Clause 5 amends section 8 of the principal Act to enable the board of directors, after consultation with the responsible Minister or relevant Official Member, to appoint the Managing Director, thereby bringing the method of appointment into alignment with the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision). The Managing Director would be a non-voting member of the board of directors; Objects and Reasons Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026 Introduced Clause 6 amends section 9(2) of the principal Act which sets out the circumstances in which a director\u2019s services may be terminated. The clause makes it clear that section 9(2) refers only to the services of a director who is not a public servant or civil servant. Clause 7 deals with the validation of acts carried out, without statutory authority, by the board of directors and the Managing Director. Where those acts were carried out after the date of commencement of the Public Authorities Act, 2017, clause 7 provides that the acts shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that the board of directors was not properly constituted or the Managing Director was not properly appointed, as the case may be. Clause 8 provides that this amending, validating and repealing legislation does not affect a court order or determination relating to acts carried out, without statutory authority, by the board of directors or the Managing Director before the commencement of this amending, validating and repealing legislation. Clause 9 repeals the Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision). Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026 Arrangement of Clauses Introduced AUDITORS OVERSIGHT (AMENDMENT, VALIDATION AND REPEAL) BILL, 2026 Arrangement of Clauses Clause 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026 Clause 1 Introduced AUDITORS OVERSIGHT (AMENDMENT, VALIDATION AND REPEAL) BILL, 2026 A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE AUDITORS OVERSIGHT ACT (2020 REVISION) IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE STATUTORY BASIS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUDITORS OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY; TO CORRECT THE STATUTORY BASIS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE AUTHORITY; TO VALIDATE ANY ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHILE IMPROPERLY CONSTITUTED; TO VALIDATE ANY ACTIONS OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR WHILE IMPROPERLY APPOINTED; TO REPEAL THE AUDITORS OVERSIGHT ACT (2020 REVISION); AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Act, 2026. (2) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made by the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and in relation to different matters. Clause 2 Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026 Introduced\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 2 of the Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision) - interpretation 2. The Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is amended in section 2(1), in the respective definitions of the words \u201cChairperson\u201d and \u201cDeputy Chairperson\u201d by deleting the word \u201cdesignated\u201d and substituting the word \u201cappointed\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Repeal and substitution of section 6 - Board 3. The principal Act is amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the following section \u2014 \u201cBoard\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"(1) There shall be a board of directors of the Authority which, subject to this Act, shall be responsible for the policy and general administration of the affairs and business of the Authority. (2) The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be directors holding office at the pleasure of the Cabinet except for the member referred to in paragraph (c) who shall be a public officer and shall hold office by virtue of his or her public service appointment \u2014 (a) three members who shall not be public servants or civil servants but who shall be public accountants retired from the practice of their profession for not less than the period of time determined by the Cabinet, one of whom shall also be a person who is not resident in the Islands during the period of that person\u2019s appointment as a member of the Board; (b) one member who shall not be a public servant or civil servant; and (c) the Chief Officer in the Ministry responsible for financial services or the Chief Officer\u2019s designate. (3) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Cabinet subject to section 8(1)(b), and the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be appointed by the Cabinet from among the persons referred to in subsection (2)(a). (4) In this section and in section 8, \u201cpublic servant\u201d and \u201ccivil servant\u201d have the respective meanings assigned to those words in section 2 of the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision).\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 7 - directors 4. The principal Act is amended in section 7 as follows \u2014 (a) in subsection (1), by deleting the words \u201csection 6(2)(d)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csection 6(2)\u201d; Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026 Clause 5 Introduced (b) in subsection (2) as follows \u2014 (i) by deleting the words \u201csubsection (1)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csection 6(2)(a) and (b)\u201d; and (ii) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words \u201cfor a term of three years\u201d and substituting the words \u201cfor such term as may be specified by the Cabinet\u201d; and (c) in subsection (3), by deleting the words \u201csubsection (1)\u201d and substituting the words \u201csection 6(2)(a) or (b)\u201d.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Amendment of section 8 - Managing Director 5. The principal Act is amended in section 8 as follows \u2014 (a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection \u2014 \u201c(1) The Board, after consultation with the Minister or Official Member responsible for the Authority, shall appoint a fit and proper person to be the Managing Director of the Authority who \u2014 (a) shall not be a public servant or civil servant; and (b) shall be a non-voting member of the Board.\u201d; (b) in subsection (2), by deleting the words \u201cthe Cabinet\u201d and substituting the words \u201cthe Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision),\u201d; (c) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection \u2014 \u201c(5) In the event of the Managing Director\u2019s absence or inability to act, the Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision), may appoint a person to discharge the duties of the Managing Director during the period of the Managing Director\u2019s absence or inability.\u201d; and (d) in subsection (6) by deleting the words \u201cThe Cabinet\u201d and substituting the words \u201cThe Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision),\u201d. 6. Amendment of section 9 - disqualification and termination of appointment 6. The principal Act is amended in section 9(2) by deleting the words \u201cpursuant section 6(2)(d)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cpursuant to section 6(2)(a) or (b)\u201d. Clause 7 Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026 Introduced\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Validation of acts of the Board and the Managing Director 7. (1) Where, after the date of commencement of the Public Authorities Act, 2017, members of the Board purported to hold office under section 6 of the principal Act as members of the Board while the Board was constituted with a larger percentage of public servants or civil servants than permitted by the principal Act, the acts of the Board, carried out without statutory authority prior to the commencement of this amending, validating and repealing Act \u2014 (a) shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that the Board was not properly constituted under the principal Act; and (b) shall be taken to have been lawfully carried out by the Board. (2) Where, after the date of commencement of the Public Authorities Act, 2017, the Managing Director purported to hold office under section 8 of the principal Act without being appointed by the Board, the acts of the Managing Director, carried out without statutory authority prior to the commencement of this amending, validating and repealing Act \u2014 (a) shall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that the Managing Director was not properly appointed under the principal Act; and (b) shall be taken to have been lawfully carried out by the Managing Director. (3) In this section, \u201cpublic servants\u201d and \u201ccivil servants\u201d have the respective meanings assigned to those words in section 2 of the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Orders or determinations by court not affected 8. 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The Bill also enables the repeal of the Auditors Oversight Act as part of the\nintention to wind up the Auditors Oversight Authority in the near future.\nClause 1 provides the short title and commencement of the legislation.\nClause 2 amends section 2 of the principal Act to ensure that the method of appointing the\nChairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the board of directors is in alignment with the\nPublic Authorities Act (2020 Revision).\nClause 3 repeals section 6 of the principal Act and substitutes a new section 6 in order to \u2014\n(a)\nempower the Cabinet to appoint members of the board of directors;\n(b) provide for the appointment of three retired public accountants as\ndirectors;\n(c)\nprovide for the appointment of one director who is not a public servant or\ncivil servant;\n(d) provide for the appointment of the Chief Officer in the Ministry\nresponsible for financial services, or the Chief Officer\u2019s designate, as a\ndirector;\n(e)\nremove the Auditor General, or that person\u2019s designate, from the board of\ndirectors; and\n(f)\nremove the Financial Secretary, or that person\u2019s designate, from the board\nof directors.\nThe proposed new section 6 would ensure that the number of Board members and the\nmethod of appointing them is in alignment with the Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision).\nClause 4 amends section 7 of the principal Act to provide that the directors, other than the\nChief Officer in the Ministry responsible for financial services or the Chief Officer\u2019s\ndesignate, would be appointed for a term specified by the Cabinet and may be paid such\nremuneration as may be determined by the Cabinet.\nClause 5 amends section 8 of the principal Act to enable the board of directors, after\nconsultation with the responsible Minister or relevant Official Member, to appoint the\nManaging Director, thereby bringing the method of appointment into alignment with the\nPublic Authorities Act (2020 Revision). The Managing Director would be a non-voting\nmember of the board of directors;\n\nObjects and Reasons\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\n\nPage 4\n Introduced\nc\n\nClause 6 amends section 9(2) of the principal Act which sets out the circumstances in which\na director\u2019s services may be terminated. The clause makes it clear that section 9(2) refers\nonly to the services of a director who is not a public servant or civil servant.\nClause 7 deals with the validation of acts carried out, without statutory authority, by the\nboard of directors and the Managing Director. Where those acts were carried out after the\ndate of commencement of the Public Authorities Act, 2017, clause 7 provides that the acts\nshall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that the board of directors was not properly\nconstituted or the Managing Director was not properly appointed, as the case may be.\nClause 8 provides that this amending, validating and repealing legislation does not affect a\ncourt order or determination relating to acts carried out, without statutory authority, by the\nboard of directors or the Managing Director before the commencement of this amending,\nvalidating and repealing legislation.\nClause 9 repeals the Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision).\n\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\nArrangement of Clauses\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nAUDITORS OVERSIGHT (AMENDMENT,\nVALIDATION AND REPEAL) BILL, 2026\n\nArrangement of Clauses\nClause\nPage\n1.\nShort title and commencement ..................................................................................................7\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision) - interpretation .............8\n3.\nRepeal and substitution of section 6 - Board ..............................................................................8\n4.\nAmendment of section 7 - directors ............................................................................................8\n5.\nAmendment of section 8 - Managing Director ............................................................................9\n6.\nAmendment of section 9 - disqualification and termination of appointment .................................9\n7.\nValidation of acts of the Board and the Managing Director ....................................................... 10\n8.\nOrders or determinations by court not affected ........................................................................ 10\n9.\nRepeal of Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision).................................................................... 11\n\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\nClause 1\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nAUDITORS OVERSIGHT (AMENDMENT,\nVALIDATION AND REPEAL) BILL, 2026\n\nA BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE AUDITORS OVERSIGHT ACT (2020 REVISION)\nIN ORDER TO CORRECT THE STATUTORY BASIS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF\nTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUDITORS OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY; TO\nCORRECT THE STATUTORY BASIS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MANAGING\nDIRECTOR OF THE AUTHORITY; TO VALIDATE ANY ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF\nDIRECTORS WHILE IMPROPERLY CONSTITUTED; TO VALIDATE ANY ACTIONS OF\nTHE MANAGING DIRECTOR WHILE IMPROPERLY APPOINTED; TO REPEAL THE\nAUDITORS OVERSIGHT ACT (2020 REVISION); AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND\nCONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n1.\n(1) This Act may be cited as the Auditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and\nRepeal) Act, 2026.\n(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be appointed by Order made\nby the Cabinet and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of\nthis Act and in relation to different matters.\n\nClause 2\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\n\nPage 8\n Introduced\nc\n\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision) -\ninterpretation\n2.\nThe Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal\nAct\u201d, is amended in section 2(1), in the respective definitions of the words\n\u201cChairperson\u201d and \u201cDeputy Chairperson\u201d by deleting the word \u201cdesignated\u201d and\nsubstituting the word \u201cappointed\u201d.\n3.\nRepeal and substitution of section 6 - Board\n3.\nThe principal Act is amended by repealing section 6 and substituting the following\nsection \u2014\n\u201cBoard\n6.\n(1) There shall be a board of directors of the Authority which, subject to\nthis Act, shall be responsible for the policy and general\nadministration of the affairs and business of the Authority.\n(2) The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be\ndirectors holding office at the pleasure of the Cabinet except for the\nmember referred to in paragraph (c) who shall be a public officer and\nshall hold office by virtue of his or her public service appointment \u2014\n(a)\nthree members who shall not be public servants or civil servants\nbut who shall be public accountants retired from the practice of\ntheir profession for not less than the period of time determined\nby the Cabinet, one of whom shall also be a person who is not\nresident in the Islands during the period of that person\u2019s\nappointment as a member of the Board;\n(b) one member who shall not be a public servant or civil servant;\nand\n(c)\nthe Chief Officer in the Ministry responsible for financial\nservices or the Chief Officer\u2019s designate.\n(3) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Cabinet subject\nto section 8(1)(b), and the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson\nshall be appointed by the Cabinet from among the persons referred\nto in subsection (2)(a).\n(4) In this section and in section 8, \u201cpublic servant\u201d and \u201ccivil servant\u201d\nhave the respective meanings assigned to those words in section 2 of\nthe Public Authorities Act (2020 Revision).\u201d.\n4.\nAmendment of section 7 - directors\n4.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 7 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nin subsection (1), by deleting the words \u201csection 6(2)(d)\u201d and substituting\nthe words \u201csection 6(2)\u201d;\n\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\nClause 5\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 9\n\n(b) in subsection (2) as follows \u2014\n(i)\nby deleting the words \u201csubsection (1)\u201d and substituting the words\n\u201csection 6(2)(a) and (b)\u201d; and\n(ii) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words \u201cfor a term of three years\u201d\nand substituting the words \u201cfor such term as may be specified by the\nCabinet\u201d; and\n(c)\nin subsection (3), by deleting the words \u201csubsection (1)\u201d and substituting\nthe words \u201csection 6(2)(a) or (b)\u201d.\n5.\nAmendment of section 8 - Managing Director\n5.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 8 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection \u2014\n\u201c(1) The Board, after consultation with the Minister or Official Member\nresponsible for the Authority, shall appoint a fit and proper person to\nbe the Managing Director of the Authority who \u2014\n(a)\nshall not be a public servant or civil servant; and\n(b) shall be a non-voting member of the Board.\u201d;\n(b) in subsection (2), by deleting the words \u201cthe Cabinet\u201d and substituting the\nwords \u201cthe Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Public\nAuthorities Act (2020 Revision),\u201d;\n(c)\nby repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection \u2014\n\u201c(5) In the event of the Managing Director\u2019s absence or inability to act,\nthe Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Authorities\nAct (2020 Revision), may appoint a person to discharge the duties of\nthe Managing Director during the period of the Managing Director\u2019s\nabsence or inability.\u201d; and\n(d) in subsection (6) by deleting the words \u201cThe Cabinet\u201d and substituting the\nwords \u201cThe Board, in accordance with the provisions of the Public\nAuthorities Act (2020 Revision),\u201d.\n6.\nAmendment of section 9 - disqualification and termination of appointment\n6.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 9(2) by deleting the words \u201cpursuant section\n6(2)(d)\u201d and substituting the words \u201cpursuant to section 6(2)(a) or (b)\u201d.\n\nClause 7\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\n\nPage 10\n Introduced\nc\n\n7.\nValidation of acts of the Board and the Managing Director\n7.\n(1) Where, after the date of commencement of the Public Authorities Act, 2017,\nmembers of the Board purported to hold office under section 6 of the principal\nAct as members of the Board while the Board was constituted with a larger\npercentage of public servants or civil servants than permitted by the principal\nAct, the acts of the Board, carried out without statutory authority prior to the\ncommencement of this amending, validating and repealing Act \u2014\n(a)\nshall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that the Board was not\nproperly constituted under the principal Act; and\n(b) shall be taken to have been lawfully carried out by the Board.\n(2) Where, after the date of commencement of the Public Authorities Act, 2017, the\nManaging Director purported to hold office under section 8 of the principal Act\nwithout being appointed by the Board, the acts of the Managing Director, carried\nout without statutory authority prior to the commencement of this amending,\nvalidating and repealing Act \u2014\n(a)\nshall not be regarded as invalid by reason only that the Managing Director\nwas not properly appointed under the principal Act; and\n(b) shall be taken to have been lawfully carried out by the Managing Director.\n(3) In this section, \u201cpublic servants\u201d and \u201ccivil servants\u201d have the respective\nmeanings assigned to those words in section 2 of the Public Authorities Act\n(2020 Revision).\n8.\nOrders or determinations by court not affected\n8.\nThis amending, validating and repealing Act does not affect any order or\ndetermination made by a court with respect to acts carried out by the Board or the\nManaging Director without statutory authority prior to the commencement of this\namending, validating and repealing Act.\n\nAuditors Oversight (Amendment, Validation and Repeal) Bill, 2026\nClause 9\n\nc\n Introduced\nPage 11\n\n9.\nRepeal of Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision)\n9.\nThe Auditors Oversight Act (2020 Revision) is repealed.\nPassed by the Parliament the\nday of\n, 2026.\nSpeaker\nClerk of the Parliament","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:13.828707+00","cms_id":"2026-0011","law_type":"bill","year":"2026","number":"11","title":"2026-0011","status":"bill"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"7171","expr_id":"2372","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2026-0011.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2026\/2026-0011\/2026-0011.akn.xml","content_md5":"4e0449ed4f8da0e1f80ca62911f1f4a4","byte_size":"15582","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:13.901437+00"},{"file_id":"4743","expr_id":"2372","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2026-0011.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2026\/2026-0011\/2026-0011.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/BILLS\/2026\/2026-0011\/2026-0011.pdf","content_md5":"2c12543e44fe0f77f36c4bcfcc999e27","byte_size":"327442","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.39447+00"},{"file_id":"4744","expr_id":"2372","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2026-0011.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/BILLS\/2026\/2026-0011\/2026-0011.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/BILLS\/2026\/2026-0011\/2026-0011.pdf","content_md5":"2c12543e44fe0f77f36c4bcfcc999e27","byte_size":"327442","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-16 04:01:11.39447+00"}],"paragraph_count":16,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"2372","doc_id":"2372","quality_state":"known_issue","quality_score":"47","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{commencement_metadata_problem,duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,title_mismatch}","llm_categories":"{}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,strip_page_furniture,verify_commencement_metadata,verify_title_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 1, \"high\": 1, \"medium\": 2}","finding_summary":"stored title is not visible in the opening extracted text; 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