LAWS OF KENYA
MINING ACT
THE MINING (GEMSTONE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE ADDITION) (FEES) REGULATIONS, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 42 OF 2024
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVI—No. 14 on 9 February 2024
- Commenced on 1 February 2024
1. Citation.
These Regulations may be cited as the Mining (Gemstone Identification and Value Addition) (Fees) Regulations, 2024.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"cabochon" means a gemstone that has been shaped and polished but which has not been faceted and has a smooth top and a flat base;"cabbing" means the process of making cabochons;"facet" means a flat polished surface on a cut gemstone;"faceting" means the grinding and cutting rough gemstones to acquire a polished surface;"gemstone" means a mineral, rock or organic matter, in cut and polished form, that is used to make jewellery and other adornments;"gemstone identification" means the laboratory process conducted to determine the type and nature of a gemstone;"sawing" means the process of reducing or splitting a gemstone to manageable size;"tumbling" means the process of polishing a gemstone through abrasion to make smoothly polished rounded shapes using a tumbler; and"tumbler" means a machine used for tumbling gemstones.3. Application
These Regulations shall apply to gemstone identification and value addition centres in Kenya.4. Fees
The fees set out in the Schedule shall apply to the identification and value addition of gemstones.5. Revocation
The Mining (Gemstone Identification and Value Addition) (Fees) Regulations (L.N. 75/2023), are revoked.SCHEDULE [r. 4]
FEES FOR GEMSTONE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE ADDITION
History of this document
09 February 2024 this version
01 February 2024
Commenced