Measure
Export of Polished Diamonds
| Type | Class | Valid From | Valid To |
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| General | Goods | 01/04/2000 | |
| Summary: Anyone planning to export polished diamonds of a specified weight from Namibia must notify the Minister at least 14 days in advance. The Minister may examine the diamonds within this period to confirm they are polished. If confirmed, the diamonds must be sealed before export. If the Minister does not examine the diamonds within 14 days, they can be exported without examination or sealing. Violating these regulations can result in a fine of up to N$1,000,000, up to 20 years in prison, or both. |
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| Description: (1) Any person who intends to export from Namibia any polished diamonds of a prescribed weight shall notify the Minister thereof in the prescribed manner at least 14 days before such intended export. (2) The Minister may, within the period of 14 days referred to in subsection (1), examine the polished diamonds which are intended for export in order to determine whether those diamonds are in fact polished diamonds. (3) For the purpose of exercising the power conferred by subsection (2), the Minister may direct the person who intends to export the polished diamonds in question to submit those diamonds to him or her for examination. (4) (a) If the Minister is satisfied that the diamonds examined by him or her under subsection (2) are polished diamonds, those diamonds shall, before being released for export, be made up in a parcel and sealed in such manner as the Minister may prescribe or otherwise determine. (b) The polished diamonds so sealed shall not be exported otherwise than in that sealed parcel. (5) If the Minister fails to examine the polished diamonds which are intended for export within the period of 14 days referred to in subsection (1), those diamonds may thereafter be exported without having been so examined or having been sealed in terms of subsection (4)(a). (6) Any person who - (a) contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of subsection (1) or (4)(b); or (b) fails to comply with a direction under subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding N$1 000 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twenty years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. |
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Commodities Affected by the Measure
Procedures Implementing the Measure
| 1 Kimberly Process (KP) | |||
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| Activity | Outcome | Valid For | Single Use |
| Export | No | ||
| 2 Application for dealers licence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | Outcome | Valid For | Single Use |
| Export | Dealer's Licence | 5 Years | No |
| 3 Application of cutter's licence | |||
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| Activity | Outcome | Valid For | Single Use |
| Export | Cutter's Licence | 10 Years | No |
Legal Documents Related to the Measure
| Name | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Act 13 of 1999 | Act | Import/Export |