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Period of validity of

businese

registra-

tion certificate. Duty to take out fresh certificato

on expiry.

Business registra- tion certificate

to be displayed.

business of a character generally recognized in the commercial, professional or other circle of which such business forms part and are in fact so described; and (b) a business shall be deemed to be carried on at one set of premises if access can reasonably be obtained to any part thereof from any other part thereof without first entering into any public place.

(5) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained it shall be lawful for the Director upon application in writing, if he is satisfied that having regard to the nature and extent of the business and the profits therefrom payment of the whole fee would constitute a hardship, to direct that the fee for a business registration certificate for any annual or lesser period be remitted in whole or in part,

(6) Applications for remission shall be ignored unless they are made within the following periods-

(4) in the case of a first application for registration under section within three months from the commencement of

4 this Ordinance or, if the applicant commenced to carry on business after the commencement of this Ordinance, within two months of commencing to carry on business; (b) in every other case, prior to the expiry of any current business registration certificate, in which event the remission if granted shall apply only to the annual period following such expiry.

1. () A business registration certificate shall be valid for the period set out in the fourth column of the First Schedule.

(2) A person who has been issued with a business registra- tion certificate shall not later than one month after the date of expiry thereof if continuing to carry on a business included upon such certificate pay the appropriate fee for and take out a fresh certificate. The date of issue of such certificate shall be the day subsequent to the one on which the former certificate expired.

9. Every business registration certificate shall be prominent. ly displayed at the address set out on the certificate as the address at which it is to be displayed.

10. (1) The Director may authorize in writing any public Inspection. officer to be an inspector.

(2) Any inspector shall for the purposes of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Ordinance or of any rules made hereunder are being complied with have power at all reasonable times to enter any premises at which he has reason to believe any business is being carried on and there to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary for such purposes.

to express an opinion

matters

11. (1) If any question arises between any person and the Power to

require Director as to the registration as a business of any concern Director operated by that person, or as to the type of business registration certificate to be issued in respect of any business or as to the fee un certain payable therefor, or in the event of refusal by the Director to and to require register a business or to issue a business registration certificate, that person may require the Director to express his opinion thereon in writing.

(2) Any such requirement shall be made in writing not later than the day upon which such person is required to pay the appropriate fee under subsection (1) of section 7 and shall be accompanied by a signed statement setting out all the facts con- sidered relevant to the issue by that person.

(3) Any opinion in writing given by the Director under this section shall set out his reasons for being of such opinion.

(4) Any person who having required the Director to express his opinion is dissatisfied therewith may within twenty-eight days after the date of such opinion appeal therefrom to the Court and may for that purpose require the Director to state a case.

(5) The Director shall thereupon state and sign a case and deliver the same to the person by whom it is required and the case may, within seven days thereafter and after service thereaf on the Attorney General, be set down by that person for hearing,

(6) Where the Director has stated a case and it appears to the Court that there are disputed questions of fact the determina- tion of which is necessary for the proper determination of the case stated the Court may direct that evidence be adduced whether by affidavit or by oral testimony in relation thereto and may determine any such question of fact.

state a

him to case for the opinion of the Court,