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Trade Descriptions (Definition of Diamond) Regulation (Chapter 362L)


Chapter: 362L TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF DIAMOND) REGULATION Gazette Number Version Date
Empowering section L.N. 266 of 2008 02/03/2009
(Cap 362, section 33)
[2 March 2009] L.N. 266 of 2008
(Originally L.N. 43 of 2008)
Section: 1 (Omitted as spent) L.N. 266 of 2008 02/03/2009
Section: 2 Definition of diamond L.N. 266 of 2008 02/03/2009

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the expression diamond or 鑽石, when used in the course of any trade or business to describe an article, means the article is a natural mineral consisting essentially of carbon crystallized in the isometric (cubic) crystal system which has the physical properties specified in the Schedule.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply

(a) in relation to the expression diamond where it is a part of an expression
(i) of which the expression artificial , man-made , synthetic or another similar expression is also a part; and
(ii) which, taken as a whole, clearly indicates that the article concerned is not natural diamond;
(b) in relation to the expression 鑽石where it is a part of an expression
(i) of which the expression 人工, 人造, 合成 or another similar expression is also a part; and
(ii) which, taken as a whole, clearly indicates that the article concerned is not natural diamond.
Schedule: SCHEDULE L.N. 266 of 2008 02/03/2009
[section 2]
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND
Hardness on Mohs Scale: 10 (L.N. 75 of 2008)
Specific Gravity: not lower than 3.51 but not higher than 3.53
Refractive Index: 2.417
Dispersion: 0.044

Cap 362L - TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF DIAMOND) REGULATION