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Article VIII 



1. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Convention, any 

 Contracting Government may grant to any of its nationals a special 

 permit authorizing that national to kill, take, and treat whales for 

 purposes of scientific research subject to such restrictions as to number 

 and subject to such other conditions as the Contracting Government 

 thinks fit, and the killing, taking, and treating of whales in accordance 

 with the provisions of this Article shall be exempt from the operation 

 of this Convention. Each Contracting Government shall report at 

 once to the Commission all such authorizations which it has granted. 

 Each Contracting Government may at any time revoke any such 

 special permit which it has granted. 



2. Any whales taken under these special permits shall so far as 

 practicable be processed and the proceeds shall be dealt with in 

 accordance with directions issued by the Government by which the 

 permit was granted. 



3. Each Contracting Government shall transmit to such body as 

 may be designated by the Commission, insofar as practicable, and at 

 intervals of not more than one year, scientific information available 

 to that Government with respect to whales and whaling, including the 

 results of research conducted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article 

 and to Article IV. 



4. Recognizing that continuous collection and analysis of biological 

 data in connection with the operations of factory ships and land sta- 

 tions are indispensable to sound and constructive management of the 

 whale fisheries, the Contracting Governments will take all practicable 

 measures to obtain such data. 



Article IX 



1. Each Contracting Government shall take appropriate measures 

 to ensure the application of the provisions of this Convention and the 

 punishment of infractions against the said provisions in operations 

 carried out by persons or by vessels under its jurisdiction. 



2. No bonus or other remuneration calculated with relation to the 

 results of their work shall be paid to the gunners and crews of whale 

 catchers in respect of any whales the taking of which is forbidden by 

 this Convention. 



3. Prosecution for infractions against or contraventions of this Con- 

 vention shall be instituted by the Government having jurisdiction 

 over the offense. 



4. Each Contracting Government shall transmit to the Commission 

 full details of each infraction of the provisions of this Convention by 

 persons or vessels under the jurisdiction of that Government as re- 

 ported by its inspectors. This information shall include a statement 

 of measures taken for dealing with the infraction and of penalties 

 imposed. 



Article X 



1. This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratifica- 

 tion shall be deposited with the Government of the United States of 

 America. 



