Interpra- tation.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"cultivation area' means any area declared under section 5 to be an area within which live pearl oysters may be kept for the culture of pearls therein;
"cultivate" in relation to pearl oysters includes any operation for
the purpose of promoting the growth of such oysters;
"culture" in relation to pearl oysters includes any operation directed to the propagation of pearls in pearl oysters by the process of inserting foreign bodies into such oysters in order to promote therein the formation of pearls;
"Director" means the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry:
"licensee"" means the holder of a licence issued for the purposes of this Ordinance by the Director under the hand of a public officer appointed by him so to doj
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"pearl oyster" means an oyster of the genus Pteria or of any of the genera and species of oyster commonly known as "Penguin" or "Wing" and any other genus or species of Oyster which
the Director declares by notice in the Gasette to be a genus or species of pearl oyster;
"process" means the extraction of pearls from pearl oysters and any subsequent operation, including polishing, leading to the preparation of the extracted pearl for marketing;
"raft" includes any device or structure used or intended to be
used for the cultivation of pearl oysters;
"vessel" means any ship, junk, sampan, boat or other description of craft within the waters of the Colony, but does not include registered ocean going ships nor any ships or vessels belong- ing to Her Majesty or the Government of any foreign power or the Government of any Commonwealth Country or the Government of the Republic of Ireland.
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3. (1) The Director may keep in his custody in sealed Production
in evidence bottles type specimens of pearl oysters which when produced by of type the Director or on his behalf in any court shall be presumed, of pearl without further proof, to be type specimens of such oysters.
(2) Any member of the public shall on application to the Director be entitled during office hours to examine such type specimens free of charge.
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4. (1) The Governor may appoint in writing any number Appoint of public officers to be-
(a) fisheries inspectors (*); and
(b) assistant fisheries inspectors (MRM),
(2) Appointments made under this section may be made to give effect to the purposes of this Ordinance generally or may be limited to such purposes as may be specified in the appoint-
ment.
Dont of officers.
5. The Director may, from time to time by notification in Prescrip
tion of the Gazette, declare any area within the waters of the Colony to cultivation be an area within which live pearl oysters may be cultivated for the culture of pearls.
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(1) Upon payment of such fees as may be prescribed Licensing. by regulations made under section 16, the Director may grant to any person applying therefor→
(a) a temporary licence for a period of six months to enable the Director to assess the competence of the holder thereof to cultivate pearl oysters or to culture pearls; or
(b) a licence for a period of five years (inclusive of the duration of any temporary licence granted to the same person under paragraph (a)) renewable for further periods of five each.
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