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ified percentage, the specified provincial percentage or any other percentage specified in this section or in a regulation made under this Part that applies for the purposes of this section — that would be applicable in determining the amount of a rebate under this section in respect of the property or service, if tax in respect of the property or service had become payable and had been paid by the person on each day in the specified period, remain constant. Selected public service bodies (7) If a selected public service body acquires or imports property or a service primarily for consumption, use or supply in the course of activities engaged in by another selected public service body, for the purpose of determining the amount of a rebate under this section to the body in respect of the non-creditable tax charged in respect of the property or service for any claim period of the body, the body is deemed to be engaged in those activities. Selected public service bodies (8) If a person acquires or imports property or a service primarily for consumption, use or supply in the course of activities engaged in by the person acting in the capacity of a selected public service body described in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) of the definition selected public service body in subsection (1), the amount of any rebate under this section to the person in respect of the non-creditable tax charged in respect of the property or service for a claim period shall be determined as if the person were not a selected public service body described in any other of those paragraphs. (9) [Repealed, 2004, c. 22, s. 39] Application by branches or divisions (10) Where a person who is entitled to a rebate under subsection (3) or (4) is engaged in one or more activities in separate branches or divisions and is authorized under subsection 239(2) to file separate returns under Division V in relation to a branch or division, the person (a) shall file separate applications under this section in respect of the branch or division; and (b) shall not make more than one such application in respect of the branch or division for any claim period of the person. Application of section 239 (11) Where a person who has not made an application under section 239 is entitled to a rebate under subsection (3) or (4) and is engaged in one or more activities in separate branches or divisions, (a) section 239 applies to the person as if the references therein to “commercial activities” were references to “activities”, as if the references therein to “returns under this Division” and “returns” were references to “applications under section 259”, and as if the references therein to “registrant” were references to “person”; (b) where, because of this subsection, a branch or division of the person is authorized under section 239 to file separate applications for rebates under this section, the person shall not make more than one such application in respect of the branch or division for any claim period of the person; and (c) where, because of this subsection, the person is authorized under section 239 to file separate applications for rebates under this section in relation to a branch or division and the person is required to file returns under Division V, the person shall file separate returns under that Division in respect of the branch or division. Prescribed method (12) A prescribed person may determine the rebates payable to the person under this section in accordance with prescribed rules. Disclosure of municipal rebate information (13) If the amount of a rebate under subsection (3) or (4) that is approved by the Minister for payment to a municipality is increased as a result of the application to the municipality of the specified percentage instead of 57.14% in respect of any period, the Minister may, despite section 295, release for publication by the Government of Canada information as to the amount of the increase and any information necessary to identify the municipality. On pub