CAP. 307]
Director empowered
to issue
instructions as to cultivation of pearl oysters.
Pearl oysters not to be
cultivated except under licence.
Protection of Oyster beds and rafts.
Pearl Culture (Control)
[1984 Ed.
(4) No licence granted under this section shall be construed as granting any right to occupy or to use, except for the purpose of mooring rafts, any land, whether the same be covered by water or not, or as granting any right to the exclusive use of any waters except in so far as the purpose aforesaid requires.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Director may in his discretion, and subject to such conditions or restrictions as he may think fit, in lieu of granting a licence, grant free of charge to any person or organization permission in writing to engage solely in scientific research work relating to the culture of pearls or the cultivation of pearl oysters; and such permission shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be a sufficient licence for the carrying on of such work and matters necessarily incidental thereto. (Added, 32 of 1960, s. 3)
7.
(1) The Director may, from time to time, issue to all or any licensees instructions in writing as to any matter concerning the cultivation of pearl oysters or the culture of pearls therein.
(2) In addition to any condition which may under section 6(2)(c) be specified in any licence granted under that section, it shall be a condition of every such licence that the licensee shall carry out, or cause to be carried out, to the satisfaction of the Director, within the cultivation area in respect of which he is licensed, any instructions issued to him under this section.
8. (1) Except under and in accordance with a licence granted under this Ordinance, no person shall, within the waters of the Colony-
(a) cultivate any pearl oyster; or
(b) culture any pearl.
(2) Any person who acts in contravention of any of the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Replaced, 32 of 1960, s. 4)
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the temporary removal, for such period as may be necessary in the circumstances, of any raft from a cultivation area to a place of safety owing to stress of weather or to the presence within such area of the phenomenon commonly known as “red tide" or to the imminence of either.
9.
(1) Any person who--
(a) without the consent of the owner thereof, wilfully moves,
damages or otherwise interferes with any raft; or
(b) having reasonable grounds to believe that damage may result, wilfully deposits, or causes or suffers to be deposited, either on land or in the sea, any chemical or other
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CAP. 307]
Director empowered
to issue
instructions as to cultivation of pearl oysters.
Pearl oysters not to be
cultivated except under licence.
Protection of Oyster beds and rafts.
Pearl Culture (Control)
[1984 Ed.
(4) No licence granted under this section shall be construed as granting any right to occupy or to use, except for the purpose of mooring rafts, any land, whether the same be covered by water or not, or as granting any right to the exclusive use of any waters except in so far as the purpose aforesaid requires.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Director may in his discretion, and subject to such conditions or restrictions as he may think fit, in lieu of granting a licence. grant free of charge to any person or organization permission in writing to engage solely in scientific research work relating to the culture of pearls or the cultivation of pearl oysters; and such permission shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be a sufficient licence for the carrying on of such work and matters necessarily incidental thereto. (Added, 32 of 1960, s. 3)
7.
(1) The Director may, from time to time, issue to all or any licensees instructions in writing as to any matter concerning the cultivation of pearl oysters or the culture of pearls therein.
(2) In addition to any condition which may under section 6(2)(c) be specified in any licence granted under that section, it shall be a condition of every such licence that the licensee shall carry out. or cause to be carried out, to the satisfaction of the Director, within the cultivation area in respect of which he is licensed, any instruc- tions issued to him under this section.
8. (1) Except under and in accordance with a licence granted under this Ordinance, no person shall, within the waters of the Colony-
(a) cultivate any pearl oyster; or
(b) culture any pearl.
(2) Any person who acts in contravention of any of the pro- visions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $20.000 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Replaced, 32 of 1960, s. 4)
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the temporary removal, for such period as may be necessary in the circumstances, of any raft from a cultivation area to a place of safety owing to stress of weather or to the presence within such area of the phenomenon commonly known as “red tide" or to the imminence of either.
9.
(1) Any person who--
(a) without the consent of the owner thereof, wilfully moves,
damages or otherwise interferes with any raft; or
(b) having reasonable grounds to believe that damage may result, wilfully deposits, or causes or suffers to be deposit- ed, either on land or in the sea, any chemical or other
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