Second Amendment of the Myanmar Pearl Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 31, 2018)

Mya nm ar La w In for mati on Sys tem (M LIS ) The Second Amendment of the Myanmar Pearl Law (The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 31, 2018) The 1st Waning of Tawthalin, 1380 M.E. (25 September, 2018) The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hereby enacts this Law. 1. This Law shall be called the Second Amendment of the Myanmar Pearl Law. 2. In section 2 of the Myanmar Pearl Law: (a) After sub-section (n), sub-section (o) shall be inserted as follows: “(o) Government means the Union Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.” (b) Sub-sections (o), (p), (q) and (r) shall be renumbered as sub-sections (p), (q), (r) and (s) respectively. 3. The expression “the Ministry of Mines” in renumbered sub-section (p) of section 2 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted by the expression “the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation”. 4. The expression “of the Government” contained in sub-section (a) of section 3 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted by the expression “of Government of the Union”. 5. Sub-section (d) of section 8 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted as follows: “(d) pay the fees, prescribed by the Ministry in Myanmar currency in accordance with the stipulations, by the holder of a permit under sub-section (b) of section 5.” 6. Sub-section (i) of section 8 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted as follows: “(i) assist in the regional development activities within the respective Regions and States.” 7. Sub-section (a) of section 13 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted as follows: “(a) may designate the oyster fishing grounds by notification with the approval of the Government.” 8. Sub-section (c) of section 26 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted as follows: “(c) entitlement to remuneration prescribed by the Ministry by members of the Valuation Board who are not civil service personnel.” Mya nm ar La w In for mati on Sys tem (M LIS ) 9. Section 39 of the Myanmar Pearl Law shall be substituted as follows: “39. The Ministry may, with regard to pearl production, allow the Myanmar Pearl Enterprise to conclude contracts with the holder of a permit for production sharing or joint operation prescribed by the Ministry.” I hereby sign under the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. (Sd.) Win Myint President The Republic of the Union of Myanmar