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Diamond Cutting - Preliminary (Ss 1-2)


Published: 1979-09-19

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

 

PART I
Preliminary

 

SECTION

 

1.        Citation

2.        Interpretation

 

PART II
 Licensing of Cutting Operations

 

3.        Control of diamond cutting

4.        Classification of licences

5.        Duration of licences and fees payable

6.        Application for licences

7.        Grant or refusal of applications for licences

8.        Issue of licence to a partnership, company or association of persons

9.        Transfer of licence

10.        Renewal of licences

11.        Recognizance

12.        Cancellation, suspension and renewal of licences

13.        Return of cancelled or suspended licence

 

PART III
 Provisions relating to Licensed Premises, Export, etc.

 

14.        Acquisition of rough or uncut diamonds by licensee

15.        Cutting in licensed premises

16.        Removal or extension of licensee's place of business or work

17.        Notes of sale, purchase, delivery and receipt

18.        Alteration of cut or polished diamonds

19.        Securing regular supply of diamonds for diamond cutting

20.        Export, sale, delivery or disposal of unpolished diamonds

21.        Export of cut or polished diamonds

22.        Records to be kept by licensees

23.        Approval of employees by Minister

24.        Records of diamonds handled by employees

25.        Notices to be posted by a licensee

26.        Search by police

27.        Power of certain persons to enter upon licensed premises, etc.

 

PART IV
 Miscellaneous

 

28.        Unauthorized erection or operation of machinery

29.        Preference for Botswana products, etc.

30.        False statements

31.        Falsifying records

32.        Indemnity of officers, etc.

33.        Penalties

34.        Regulations

 

Act 25, 1979.

An Act to regulate the cutting, sawing, cleaving and polishing of rough and uncut diamonds and for other matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

[Date of Commencement: 19th September, 1979]

 

1.       Citation

 

            This Act may be cited as the Diamond Cutting Act.

 

2.       Interpretation

 

            In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

            "crushed diamond" means any part of a diamond which has been subjected to any of the operations of crushing;

            "cut" includes sawing, cleaving, polishing or bruting of rough or uncut diamond or any operation which alters any rough or uncut diamond, and "diamond cutting" shall be construed accordingly;

            "cut diamond" means a diamond on which the operation known as cutting has been completed;

            "diamond dust" means dust resulting from any of the operations of diamond cutting or diamond crushing;

            "fragment" means a part of a diamond separated from the main stone in the course of diamond cutting and of so irregular a shape and small a size as to be unsuitable for cutting;

            "licence" means a licence issued under this Act;

            "licensee" means a person to whom a licence has been issued;

            "Mining Commissioner" means any person for the time being holding the public office of Mining Commissioner;

            "partly manufactured diamond" means a diamond stone which has been subjected to one or more of the operations of diamond cutting, but not to the extent sufficient for it to be regarded in the diamond cutting industry as a fully cut and polished diamond;

            "person" means a natural person;

            "polished diamond" means a diamond which has been completely polished in accordance with the requisites of its class as recognized in the diamond cutting industry;

            "rough or uncut diamond" means a diamond which has not been subjected to any of the operations of diamond cutting or altered in any other manner, and includes a crushed diamond, diamond dust, fragment or partly manufactured diamond, diamond powder and any rough or uncut synthetic diamond;

            "unpolished diamond" means any diamond other than a polished diamond, and includes a partly manufactured diamond, fragment, diamond dust and a rough or uncut diamond.