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(1) When any loss or damage is caused to any property or when lion lor injurydeath results or grievous hurt is caused to any person or persons, by anything caused by unlawful done in the prosecution of the common object of an unlawful assembly in any assembly haw area of a ~&nmissionwate, theGovernment may, by notification, specify the recoverable. area (hereafter in this Section called the "disturbed areat') in which, and the date on which or the period during which, such unlawful assembly, in its opinion, took place. (2) On the issue of a notification under sub-section (1 ), the Government or any authority nominated by the Government may, after such inquiry as it deems necessary, determine the amount of compensation, which in its opinion should be paid to any . , person or persons in respect of the loss or damage or death or grievous hurt aforesaid. (3) The amount of compensation shall be deemed to be a fine imposed under this section . and . shall be payable by the inhabitants of the disturbed area. (4) -It-shall be lawful for the Government or any authority nominated by the Government'to exempt, by order in writing and for sufficient reasons, any person or persons from liability-to pay' any poilion of the compensation amount. Dispute in