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| (1) Every person who mines for gems on Crown land, whether under the authority of a licence issued or deemed to have been issued by the Corporation or under the authority of a lease granted or deemed to have been granted by the Corporation, shall deliver to the Corporation any gems obtained by him from such Crown land. |
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| (2) Where any gem is delivered to the Corporation under sub-section (1), the Corporation may-
| | (a) purchase such gem at a price fixed by the Corporation; or | | |
| | (b) make arrangements to sell such gem to any other person or persons with the consent of the owner or owners of the gem; or | | |
| | (c) decline either to purchase, or to make arrangements to sell, such gem. | | |
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| (3) Where any gem delivered to the Corporation under sub-section (1) is purchased by the Corporation or is sold to any other person as a result of arrangements made by the Corporation, the Corporation shall retain as its ground share a prescribed proportion of the proceeds of the sale of such gem. |
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| (4) Where the Corporation declines to purchase, and to make arrangements to sell, any gem delivered to the Corporation under sub-section (1), the Corporation shall return such gem to the person who delivered it to the Corporation together with a document stating that the Corporation has declined to purchase, and to make arrangements for the sale of, such gem. |
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| (5) No person shall purchase from any other person any gem obtained by such other person by mining on Crown land whether under the authority of a licence issued or deemed to have been issued by the Corporation or under the authority of a lease granted or deemed to have been granted by the Corporation unless the Corporation has declined to purchase such gem and to make arrangements for its sale. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts