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( 1 ) Where, in delimiting the actual area of surplus land, a survey number or a sub-division of a survey number, is required to be divided, then- ( a ) if the portion of such survey number or sub-division to be included in the surplus land, is a fragment, the whole of such survey number or sub-division shall be excluded from the surplus land, (b) if the portion of such survey number or sub-division to be excluded from the surplus land, is a fragment, the whole of such survey number or sub-division shall be included in the surplus land, ( c ) if on dividing such survey number or sub-division into two parts, each part is a fragment, the whole of such survey number or sub-division shall be included in the surplus land, and ( d ) in any other case, the survey number or sub-division may be divided. ( 2 ) Where any survey number, or sub-division of a survey number, is excluded under clause ( a ) of sub-section ( 1 ), 1 [the person or family unit holding it] shall be entitled to hold it, notwithstanding that 2 [his or its holding] exceeds the ceiling area ; and accordingly, the holding so retained shall be deemed to be the ceiling area.