National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act1. The taking of Water from a Water Resource and Storage of Water1.12 Offences |
Any person who contravenes any provision of this authorisation is guilty of an offence and is subject to the penalty set out in section 151(2) of the National Water Act.
Note: Information regarding the drainage regions referred to in Tables 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 can be obtained from the Department, upon written request.
Table 1.1 Areas excluded from General Authorisation for surface water abstraction
Primary drainage region |
Secondary/Tertiary/Quaternary region and excluded resources |
Description of main river in information purposes |
A |
All catchments |
Limpopo River |
B |
All catchments |
Olifants River |
C |
C10, C20, 040, C50, C60, C70, C80 & C90 |
Vaal River |
D |
Orange River downstream of Gariep Dam |
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D13 |
Kraai River |
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E |
Olifants River |
|
E10A to K |
Olifants River above the confluence with the Doring River |
|
E21 |
Groot River |
|
G |
G10 |
Berg River |
G21 |
Diep River |
|
G22 |
Eerste River |
|
G30 |
Verlorevlei River |
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G40A to E |
Bot River |
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G40L & M |
Klein River, Uilkraals River |
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H |
H20A, B, D, E, F, G & H |
Hex River |
H30 |
Kingna River |
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H40 |
Breede River downstream of Brandvlei Dam to confluence with the Kingna River |
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H60A, B & C |
Tributaries of the Sonderend River upstream of the Theewaterskloof Dam |
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H80A to E |
Duivenhoks River |
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J |
J12 |
Touws River |
J25 |
Gamka River |
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J31 to 35 |
Olifants River |
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J40C |
Langtou and Weyers Rivers |
|
K |
K10 |
Little Brak River |
K20 |
Great Brak River |
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K40C |
Karatara River |
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K50 & K60 |
Knysna, Keurbooms Rivers |
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K70B |
Bloukrans River |
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K80A to F |
Lottering, Storms, Sandrif, Groot, Tsitsikamma, Klippedrift Rivers |
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K90A to G |
Kromme, Seekoei, Kabeljous Rivers |
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L |
L81 |
Baviaanskloof River |
L82 |
Kouga River |
|
L90 |
Lower Gamtoos River |
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M |
M10 |
Swartkops River |
M20 |
Maitland River |
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M30 |
Van Stadens River |
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N |
Sundays River downstream of Darlington Dam |
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Skoenmakers River downstream of Skoenmakers Canal Outlet |
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Nil, N12 |
Sundays River upstream of Vanrynevelds Pass Dam |
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NI2A,B&C |
GatsRiver |
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P |
P10 |
Bushmans River |
P30 |
Kowie River |
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P40 |
Kariega River |
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Q |
Great Fish River, Little Fish River |
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Q41A, Q41B, Q41C, Q41D, Q44A, Q44B |
Tarka River |
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Q42A & B |
Elands River |
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Q43A & B |
Vlekpoort River |
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Q44A & B |
Lake Authur |
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R |
R20 |
Buffels River |
R30A, B, C & D |
Kwenxura, Kwelera, Gonubie Rivers |
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R30E & F |
Nahoon River |
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S |
S10A to E |
White Kei River upstream of the Xonxa Dam |
S20A to C |
lndwe River upstream of the Lubisi Dam |
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S32A to C |
Swart Kei River upstream of the Klipplaat confluence |
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S32D & E |
Klipplaat River upstream of Waterdown Dam |
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S32F |
Oxkraal River upstream of the Oxkraal Dam |
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S40A, B & C |
Thorn, Thomas Rivers |
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S50A, B & C |
Tsomo, Kwa-Qokwama and Mbokotwa Rivers |
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S60A & B |
Kubusi River upstream of Wriggleswade Dam |
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S60C & D |
Toise River |
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S70C |
Xilinxa River upstream of the Xilinxa Dam |
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T |
T11A & B |
Slang,Xuka Rivers |
T2OA & B |
Mtata River upstream of Mtata Dam |
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T35A, B, C, D, F & G |
Tsitsa, Pot, Mooi, lnxu, Wildebees, Gatberg Rivers |
|
U |
U20 & U40 |
Mgeni, Mvoti Rivers |
V |
V11 |
Upper Thukela River |
V20 |
Mooi River |
|
V60 |
Sundays River |
|
V70 |
Bushmans River |
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W |
W12 |
Mhlatuze River |
W21A |
White Mfolozi River upstream of Klipfontein Dam |
|
W30 |
Hluhluwe and Mkuzi Rivers |
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X |
All catchments |
Nkomati River |
Table 1.2 Subterranean government water control areas excluded from General Authorisation for groundwater abstraction
Primary drainage region |
Tertiary/Quaternary drainage region |
Description of subterranean government water control area |
Government Notice No. |
Government Gazette Date |
H |
H30 |
Baden |
136 |
1967-06-16 |
A |
A30 |
Bo-Molopo |
1324 |
1963-08-30 |
C |
C30 |
Bo-Molopo |
1993 |
1965-12-17 |
D |
041 |
Bo-Molopo |
R634 |
1966-04-29 |
A |
A24 |
Crocodile River Valley |
208 |
1981-10-23 |
A |
A21 |
Crocodile River Valley |
18 |
1983-02-18 |
A |
A21,A22 |
Kroondal-Marikana |
180 |
1963-06-17 |
G |
G10,G30 |
Lower Berg River Valley/Saldanha |
185 |
1976-09-10 |
A,B |
A60,B50,B31 |
Nyl River Valley |
56 |
1971-03-26 |
G |
G30 |
Strandfontein |
2463 |
1988-12-09 |
M |
M10,M20,M30 |
Uiterihage |
260 |
1957-08-23 |
G |
G30 |
Wadrif |
992 |
1990-05-11 |
G |
G20 |
Yzerfontein |
27 |
1990-02-09 |
G |
G30 |
Graafwater |
1423 |
1990-06-29 |
A |
A70 |
Dendron-Vivo |
813 |
1994-04-29 |
A |
A60 |
Dorpsrivier |
312 |
1990-02-16 |
C |
C24 |
Ventersdorp |
777 |
1995-06-02 |
Table 1.3 Groundwater Abstraction Zones: Tertiary and Quaternary Drainage Regions
ZONE A No water may be abstracted from these drainage regions except as set out under Schedule b of the National Water Act |
ZONE B 60 m3 per hectare per annum may be abstracted from these drainage regions |
ZONE C 300 m3 per hectare per annum may be abstracted from these drainage regions |
ZONE D 750 m3 per hectare per annum may be abstracted from these drainage regions |
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A10C |
A10A,B |
J13 - all |
A21D,L |
T12,T13 - all |
A21A,B |
A24J |
A21C,E,F,G,H,J,K |
J21A |
A22J |
T20A,B,C |
C22B,D |
A32D,E |
A22A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H |
J22A,B,C,D,G |
A23B,C,F,G,H,J,K,L |
T31A,B,C,D,F,G,H |
E10A,B,C |
A63A |
A23A,D,E |
J23E |
A24A |
T33E,F,G |
G10A,B,E,G |
A71K,L |
A24D,E,F,H |
J24A,F |
A24B,C,G |
T34G,H |
G21B |
A80G,J |
A31A,B,D,E,F,G,H,J |
J31D |
A31C |
T35E,H,J,K |
G22A,B,C,D,F |
A92D |
A32,A,B,C |
J32E |
A61D,E |
T40F,G |
G40A,B,C,D,E,G,H,J,L,M |
D41C,E,F,H,K,M |
A41A,B,C,D,E |
J33A,B,C,D |
A91B,C,D,E,F |
T51A,B,D,E,F,G |
G50A,B,E,F |
D42 - all |
A42,A50 - all |
J34B,E,F |
B11,B12 - all |
T52M |
H10B,C,E,G,J,K,L |
D53D,E,F,G,H,J |
A61A,B,C,F,G,H,J |
J35B |
B20A,D,G,H,J |
T70D |
H20B,C,D,E,F,G |
D57C,D,E |
A62 - all |
J40A,C,D,E |
B31A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H |
T80,T90 |
H30C |
D73C,D,E |
A63B,C,D,E |
K10A |
B32A,B,C,G,J |
U10A,B,C,D,M |
H40K |
D81A,B,C,D,E,F,G |
A71A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J |
L11 - all |
B51C,H |
U20L,M |
H60A,B,C |
D82 - all |
A72 - all |
L12B |
B60A,B,C,D,H,J |
U30A,B,D |
H70D |
E22D,E |
A80A,B,C,D,E,F,H |
L21,L22,L23 |
B71A,C,F,G,H |
U40D,E,G,H,J |
H80A,B,C,E,F |
E23C,D,F,G,H,J,K |
A91A,G,H,J,K |
L30,L40,L50,L60 |
B72A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H |
U50A |
H90A,B,C,E |
E24D,G,H |
A92A,B,C |
L70A,B,C,D,E,F |
B73A |
U70E |
J12A |
E31 - all |
B20B,C,E,F |
M10C,D |
B81A,B,C,D |
U80 - all |
J31A,B,C |
E33A,B,D,E,H |
B31J |
M30 - all |
B82A,B,C,D,E,F |
V11A,B,E,G |
J34A,C,D |
F10A,B,C |
B32D,E,F,H |
N11,N12,N13,N14,N21,N22 |
C11A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K |
V13A |
J40B |
F20A,B,C,D,E |
B41,B42 - all |
N23A,B |
C12A,D,E,F,G,H,K,L |
V20A,B,C,H |
K10C,E |
F30B,E,F,G |
B51A,B,E,F,G |
N24 - all |
C13C,E,F,G,H |
V31C,D,G,H,J,K |
K30D |
F40 - all |
B52 - all |
N30,N40 - all |
C21A,B,C,D,E,G |
V32 - all |
K40A,B,C,E |
F50D,F,G |
B60E,F,G |
P10,P30,P40 - all |
C22C,E,F,K |
V33A |
K50,K60,K70,K80 - all |
F60A,B,C,D |
B71B,D,E,J |
Q11,Q12,Q13,Q14,Q21,Q22,Q30 - all |
C23B,C,D,E,F,G,H |
V40B,D,E |
K90A,B,C |
J11G,J |
B72J,K |
Q41C,D |
C24 - all |
V50A,B,D |
L70G |
J21B,C,D,E |
B73B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J |
Q42,Q43,Q44 - all |
C25A,D |
V60A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H |
L81,L8 - all |
J22E,F,H,J,K |
B81E,F,G,H,J |
Q50,Q60,Q70,Q80 - all |
C31A,B,C,D,E |
V70A,B,C,D |
M10A,B |
J23A,B,C,D,F,G,H |
B82G,H,J |
Q91 - all |
C32D |
W11B,C |
M20A |
J24B,C,D,E |
B83,B90 - all |
Q92C,E,F,G |
C33 - all |
W12B,E |
P20B |
J32A,B,C,D |
C11L,M |
Q93B,C,D |
C41A,B,D,E |
W13A,B |
T52L |
L12A,C,D |
C12B,C,J |
R50B |
C42A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K |
W21A,B,D |
T60D,E,G,H |
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C13A,B,D |
S10A,B,C,D |
C60A,B,C,D,E,F |
W21G,H,J |
U20K |
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C21F |
S20A,B |
C70A,B,J |
W22A |
U30C,E |
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C22A,G,H,J |
S31A,B,C |
C81 - all |
W31A |
U40C,F |
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C23A,J,K,L |
S50A,B,C,D |
C82A,B,C,D,E,F,G |
W41A,B,C |
U60C,D,E,F |
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C24B |
T11A,B,D,E |
C83A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L |
W41D |
U70C,D,F |
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C25B,C,E,F |
T20D,E,F,G |
C92 - all |
W42A,B,C,D,F,M |
V50C |
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C31F |
T31J |
D13A,B,C,D,E,F,K |
W51A,B,C,D |
W11A |
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C32A,B,C |
T32 - all |
D16A |
W52A,B,C |
W12C,F,J |
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C41C,F,G,H,J |
T33A,B,C,D,H,J,K |
D21D,E,F,G,H,L |
W53A,B |
W23C,D |
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C42L |
T34A,B,C,D,E,F,J,K |
D22A,B,D,G,H,L |
W54,W55 - all |
W31J,L |
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C43 |
T35A,B,C,D,F,G,L,M |
D41A,G,L |
W56A,B |
W2A,B,F,H |
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C51,C52 - all |
T36 - ALL |
E10D,E,F,G,H,J,K |
W57J |
W43F |
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C60G,H,J |
T40A,B,C,D,E |
E21H,J,K |
X11A,B,C |
W45 - all |
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C70C,D,E,F,G,H,K |
T51C,H,J |
E24A,L,M |
X11H,J,K |
W57K |
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C82H |
T52A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K |
E40D |
X12 - all |
W70A |
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C83M |
T60A,B,C,F,J,K |
G10C,D,F,H,J,K,L,M |
X13A |
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C91,D12 - all |
T70A,B,C,E,F,G |
G21A,C,D,E,F |
X14A,B,D,E,G,H |
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D13G,H,J,L,M |
U10E,F,G,H,J,K,L |
G22E,G,H,J,K |
X21H,K |
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D14 - all |
U20A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J |
G30A,B,C,D,E,F,G |
X22B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K |
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D15G,H |
U40A,B |
G40F,K |
X23 - all |
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D18K,L |
U60A,B |
G50C |
X24A,B,C,D |
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D23A,C,D,E,F,G,H,J |
U70A,B |
H10D,F,H |
X31A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J |
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D24 - all |
V11C,D,F,H,J,K,L,M |
H20H |
X32A,B,C,D,E,F |
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D32,D33,D34,D35 - all |
V12,V14 - all |
H30A,B,D,E |
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D41B,D,J |
V13B,C,D,E |
H40B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,L |
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D51,D52 - all |
V20D,E,F,G,J |
H50 - all |
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D53A,B,C |
V31A,B,E,F |
H60D,E,F,G,H,J |
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D54,D55,D56 - all |
V33B,C,D |
H70E,F |
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D57A,B |
V40A,C |
J23J |
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D58,D61,D62,D71,D72 - all |
V60J,K |
J25 - all |
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D73A,B,F |
V70E,F,G |
J33E,F |
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E21A,B,C,D,E,F,G,L |
W12A,D,G,H |
J35A,C,D,E,F |
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E22A,B,C,F,G |
W21C,E,F,K,L |
K10B,D,F |
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E23A,B,E |
W22B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L |
K20A |
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E24B,C,E,F,J,K |
W23A,B |
K30A,B,C |
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E32 |
W31B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K |
K40D |
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E33C,F,G |
W32C,D,E,G |
K90D,E,F,G |
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E40A,B,C |
W41E,F,G |
L90 - all |
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F30A,C,D |
W42E,G,H,J,K,L |
M20B |
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F50A,B,C,E |
W44 |
P20A |
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F60E |
W51E,F |
Q41A,B |
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G30H |
W52D |
Q92A,B,D |
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G50D,G,H |
W53C,D,E |
Q93A |
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H10A |
X11D,E,F,G |
Q94 - all |
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H20A |
X13J,K,L |
R10,R20,R30,R40 - all |
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H40A |
X21A,B,C,D,E,F,G,J |
R50A |
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H60K,L |
X22A |
S10E,F,G,H,J |
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H70A,B,C,G,H,J,K |
X24E,F,G,H |
S20C,D |
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H80D |
X31K,L,M |
S31D,E,F,G |
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H90D |
X32G,H,J |
S32,S40,S60,S70 - all |
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J11A,B,C,D,E,F,H,K |
X33,X40 - all |
S50E,F,G,H,J |
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J12B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L,M |
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T11C,F,G,H |
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