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.
(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.
Source footnotes
1. Substituted by Act X of Samvat 1996 for the words “may by command of His Highness the Maharaja Bahadur and by notification in the Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette be declared”.2. Now Official Gazette.
3. Substituted for “State territories” by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020.
4. Now Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. Substituted by Act X of Samvat 2010 for “Minister of His Highness Government”.
6. In sections 2, 8 and 19 the words “the Government” substituted for words “His Highness the Maharaja Bahadur” by Act X of Samvat 1996.
7. Substituted for “Jammu and Kashmir State” by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 3 · Precious stones to be the property of the State.Section 4 · Prohibition as to keeping or retaining in possession buying or selling sapphire or ruby within the State after three months from promulgation of this Act.Section 5 · Penalty.Section 6 · Offences congnizable and non-bailable.Section 7 · Officers authorised to prevent commission of offencesSection 8 · Officers authoriscd to seize sapphire or ruby or detain search or arrest suspected person when offence committed.Section 9 · Application of Code of Criminal Procedure.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.