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Page 30‘seeding’ means the implantation of artificial nuclei of any type into pearl oysters forthe purpose of producing pearls, and includes half-pearls;‘spat’ means juvenile specimens of pearl oysters after metamorphosis and settlementfrom their larval stages;‘spat collector’ means a device, typically made of frayed rope, small-mesh netting, ortwigs, and typically no more than 2 metres in length and 50cm in thickness, fixed to aspat line and suspended in the water for the purpose of attracting larval pearl oystersand promoting their settlement and metamorphosis;‘spat collection’ means the process of deploying spat collectors in coastal waters andsubsequently harvesting the spat collected on them, either for the purpose ofproducing pearls, or for sale to other pearl farmers;‘spat line’ means an assemblage of lines, ropes, anchors and floats used for thepurpose of suspending multiple spat collectors in coastal waters.(2) This Regulation shall apply to the farming and processing of those species listed inSchedule 1 to this Regulation. The Director may, by notice published in the GovernmentGazette, amend the schedule whenever necessary.Division II. Activities requiring a licence(2) Harvesting of pearl oysters from the wild, or collection of pearl oyster spat, may bepractised without a specific licence by:(a)(b)(c)any licensee holding a licence issued under this regulationany Solomon Islander;any village group, community group or community-based organisation.(2) Unlicensed individuals, groups or organisations collecting adult pearl oysters or theirspat may only do so for the purpose of selling the spat so collected to pearl farming facilitiesor operations in Solomon Islands and licensed under this Regulation.(3) All other activities relating to pearl farming, including but not limited to growing ofspat to adult size, seeding of pearl oysters, harvesting of pearls and operation of hatcheriesmay only be carried out by holders of a valid licence issued under this Regulation.Division III. Licensing3. No pearl farming without a valid licence(1) No person shall rear, hatch, breed, farm, culture, take or hold pearl oysters for sale ortrade, other than the collection of wild pearl oysters for sale to pearl farms, and the collectionof spat using spat collectors, without a valid licence issued under this Regulation.(3) Any person who breeds, farms, rears, cultures, takes or holds pearl oysters for sale ortrade, other than the collection of wild pearl oysters for sale to pearl farms, and the collectionof spat using spat collectors, without a licence shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a finenot exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
Page 314. Types of licence(1) An application for a licence shall be made in the prescribed form to the Director.(2) Subject to these regulations the Director may, on payment of the prescribed fee, grantto an applicant one of the following types of licence:(a)(b)a Pearl Farming Licence;a Pearl Hatchery Licence.(3) Subject to payment of the prescribed fees, an applicant may apply for one or bothtypes of licence.(4) The prescribed fees for initial application and renewal of a licence are shown inSchedule 2 to this regulation. The Director may, by notice published in the GovernmentGazette, amend the schedule whenever necessary.(5) Every application for a licence shall contain:(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)details of the type of licence for which the application is made;details of the species of pearl oysters to be farmed;plans relating to the construction, development or modification of the pearlfarming facility to which the application relates;details of the location of the pearl farming facility and of all places at whichthe applicant intends to collect spat and to breed, rear, hold and process pearloysters;approvals required under any other law for the time being in operation inSolomon islands;details of the gear, tools, equipment, chemicals and any noxious agents that theapplicant intends to use in connection with the operation of the pearl farmingfacility;details of any lease entered into for the purposes of pearl farming;such other information as may be required by the Director for processing ofthe application.(6) Any person who acquires or procures a licence on the basis of false information beingsupplied in such person’s application shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine notexceeding fifty thousand dollars, plus cancellation of licence.5. Period of validity of licence(1) Licences shall be issued for an initial period of ten years. Licences shall be renewedannually subject to the following conditions:(a)(b)payment of the prescribed renewal fee;compliance by the Licensee with the provisions of this Regulation.(2) At the time of renewal, the term of expiry of a licence shall be extended by a furtherperiod of one year, such that the period of validity of the licence is restored to ten years oneach renewal.
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1. IntroductionBlacklip pearl oyste
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