Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Eligibility for government assistance. – To qualify for the assistance, counselling and other incentives envisioned in this Act, jewelry enterprises availing of the same must be duly registered with the appropriate government agencies as presently provided by law.

Jewelry enterprise as used in this Act shall refer to any enterprise engaged in any aspect in the manufacture of goods commonly or commercially known as fine and imitation jewelry including those producing, cutting and polishing, shaping, refining, forming or fabricating real or imitation pearls, precious and semi-precious stones and imitations thereof, goods made of precious metal and imitations thereof, and other raw materials and parts used in the manufacture of jewelry.