Save as is otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall have any unpolished diamond in his possession unless –
| a) |
he or she is a producer who has won or recovered that diamond from a mine as defined in section 1 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act in accordance with any permit, right or other authorisation granted to him or her under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act or which remains in force under Schedule 2 of the said Act; |
| d) |
he or she is in respect of that diamond the holder of a permit under this Act; |
| e) |
he or she is in possession of that diamond in implementing a written agreement entered into by him or her with a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d); or |
| f) |
he or she has otherwise come into possession of that diamond in a lawful manner. |
Statistics Act, 1999
