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unpolished diamond

means

a) diamond in their natural state, as they occur in deposits or extracts from the parent rock;
b) diamonds simply sawn, cleaved, bruted, tumbled or which have only a small number of polished facets (windows which allow expert examination of the internal characteristics), and includes diamonds that are provisionally shaped but clearly require further working;
c) tumbled diamonds of which the surface has been rendered glossy or shiny by chemical treatment or chemical polishing;
d) broken or crushed diamonds;
e) diamond dust; or
f) diamond powder,

and applies regardless of whether such diamonds are won or recovered within the Republic;

[amended by section 19 of the Diamond Export Levy (Administration) Act, 2007]