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In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in Interpretation. the subject or context— (a) “Notified Area” means an area notified by the 3[Central Government] as an area in which there is an influx of refugees or in which such influx is anticipated ; and (b) “Refugee” means a person domiciled or ordi- narily resident in the territories now comprised in the Dominion of Pakistan and who has left or been made to leave his place of business in the said territories on account of civil dis- turbances or the fear of such disturbances and who is for the time being resident in the Union territory of Chandigarh]. ? For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see East Punjab Government Gazetle, 1947, page 77 ; for proceedings in the Assembly, see East Punjab Legislative Assembly Debates, Volume I, 1947, page