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Pearl Culture (Control)

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(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.

4. (1) The Governor may appoint in writing any number of public officer to be-

(a) fisheries inspectors (**); and

(b) assistant fisheries inspectors (**).

(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 appointment.

5. The Director may, from time to time by notification in the Gazette, declare any area within the waters of the Colony to be an area within which live pearl oysters may be cultivated for the culture of pearls.

Appointment of officers.

Prescription

of cultivation

areas.

6. (1) Upon payment of such fees as may be prescribed by Licensing. regulations made under section 15, the Director may grant to any person applying therefor----

(a) a temporary licence for a period of 6 months renewable at

the discretion of the Commissioner, for further periods of

6 months each but not exceeding an aggregate period of 2 years; or (Replaced, 32 of 1960, s. 3)

(b) a licence for a period of 5 years renewable for further periods of 5 years each. (Amended, 32 of 1960, s. 3)

(2) Every licence granted under this section shall-

(a) specify the cultivation area in respect of which it is granted;

and

(b) be granted subject to any regulations made under sec-

tion 15; and

(c) be granted subject to any conditions which may be speci-

fied in such licence by the Director.

(3) Any licence granted under this section shall be liable to cancellation by the Director-

(a) upon the breach of any condition thereof;

(b) if the Director is satisfied that the licensee is for any reason unable or incompetent to carry out any of the purposes for which the licence was granted or has failed to discharge any of his duties under this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder; or (Amended, 32 of 1960, s. 3)

(c) if the licensee is convicted of any offence against any of the

provisions of this Ordinance. (Added, 32 of 1960, s. 3)