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Section 2
The Sapphire Act, 1989 (1932 A. D.)Jammu and Kashmir

Section 2. Definitions

In this Act, unless there is something repugnant to the context, the following words shall have the meanings attached to them :––

(a) “precious stone” means corundum sapphire and ruby and includes any other stone which 1[the Government may by a notification in the 2[Government Gazette] declare] to be a precious stone for the purposes of this Act ;

(b) “sapphire or ruby” means sapphire or ruby from the Paddar mines or elsewhere within the 3[territory of Jammu and Kashmir] which is in a crude condition, either as more or less complete crystals, such as appear in the pegmatite matrix, or broken fragments as are obtained from the detritus on the hill side ;

(c) “export” means the taking out of the 3[Jammu and Kashmir State] territories] to any place outside such territories ;

(d) “transport” means the removal from one place to another within the territories of the 4[Jammu and Kashmir State] ;

(e) “Minster-in-charge” means a 5[Minister of the Government] for the time being in charge of the Mining and Mineral Survey Department ;

(f) “vessel” includes anything for the conveyance of property ;

(g) “Magistrate” means a Magistrate of the first or second class or any official or person specially empowered by 6[the Government] to try cases under this Act ;

(h) “State territory” means the territory of the 7[Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] ;

(i) “Mineral Survey Officer” means and includes the mining office of the Mineral Survey Department and any other officer of that Department higher in rank or any officer empowered by 6[the Government] by name or by office to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act ;

(j) “Police Officer” means and includes all officers of the Police Department of and above the rank of a constable ;

(k) “Customs and Excise Officer” means and includes every officer of the Department of and above the rank of a jamadar ;

(l) “Revenue Officer” means any officer of the Revenue Department of and above the rank of a lambardar ;

(m) “Forest Officer” means and includes every office of that Department of and above the rank of a forest guard;

(n) “sapphire offence” means any offence punishable under this Act.

1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.