S-36 1 38 53-54 Elizabeth II 2004-2005

An Act to amend the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act

Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act,

An Act to amend the

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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act for the purpose of enabling Canada to meet new international obligations under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme by conferring on the Minister of Natural Resources the power to prescribe the classes of diamonds to be excluded from the definition rough diamond .

It also provides for the publication of statistics respecting Canadian Certificates issued by the Minister and Kimberley Process Certificates accompanying imports into Canada.

2002, c. 25

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

The definition rough diamond in

section 2 of the Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act is replaced by the following:

rough diamond

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rough diamond means a diamond that is unsorted, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, and that falls under subheading 7102.10, 7102.21 or 7102.31 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the

schedule to the Customs Tariff, but does not include diamonds that are of a class prescribed by regulation.

Section 5 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Statistics

The Minister may collect, compile and use statistics respecting Canadian Certificates and Kimberley Process Certificates accompanying imports into Canada for analysis, study or exchange with other participants. The Minister may also publish those statistics in any form and manner that the Minister considers appropriate.

Section 8 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 8(1) and is amended by adding the following:

Rough diamonds to be parcelled separately

(2) Every person who exports rough diamonds must ensure that, on export, the rough diamonds in the container are not parcelled with diamonds excluded from the definition rough diamond or with anything else.

Section 14 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 14(1) and is amended by adding the following:

Rough diamonds to be parcelled separately

(2) Every person who imports rough diamonds must ensure that, on import, the rough diamonds in the container are not parcelled with diamonds excluded from the definition rough diamond or with anything else.

Subsection 15(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Return of imported rough diamonds

(1) If imported rough diamonds arrive in Canada accompanied by a Kimberley Process Certificate that meets the requirements of subsection 14(1) but are in a container that has been opened, the Minister may order the person who imported the rough diamonds to return them to the participant who issued the certificate.

Paragraph 35(

a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(

a) prescribing the classes of diamonds to be excluded from the definition rough diamond in

section 2;

( a.1 )

respecting the manner of submitting an application under subsection 9(1) or

section 11 and specifying the information that must be included in it and the documents that must accompany it;

Coming into force

The provisions of this Act come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.