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Schedule,

lert B.

Business registration certificate to be displayed.

Inspection.

Regulations.

that the sum specified in item 5 of the Schedule be added also to the fee at that time and at the end of the next and each succeeding month and shall be recovered with such fee.

(3) The Commissioner may in his absolute discretion-

(a) extend the time specified for the payment of any fee; and (6) remit any sums that he has ordered to be added to any fee:

under subsections (1) or (2).

12. A valid business registration certificate shall be displayed at the address of every place of business to which such certificate relates.

13. (1) The Commissioner may authorize in writing any public} officer to be an Inspector.

(2) Any Business Registration Inspector and any lospector appointed under subsection (1) shall, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Ordinance 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 purpose.

14. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or provide for-

(a) the manner in which application for registration of business

shall be made;

(6) the manner in which application for exemption from the

payment of fees shall be made;

(c) the information to be furnished to the Commissioner: (d) the form of and the particulars to be entered in the register: (e) the forms of business registration certificates;

() the issue of duplicate business registration certificates, and

the fee therefor:

(g) the exemption of any person or category of persons or business either wholly or in part from the provisions of this Ordinance;

(A) fees for certification and issue of documents, and issue of

duplicate business registration certificates:

(1) generally the carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to any matter, whether similar or not to those in this subsection mentioned.

(2) Any regulation made under this Ordinance may provide that a contravention thereof shall be an offence and may provide penalties for such offences not exceeding a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.

15. (1) Any person who-

(a) acts under this Ordinance without taking an outh of secrecy

as required by subsection (2) of section 4;

(b) acts contrary to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 4

or to an oath taken under subsection (2) thereof;

(c) fails to make any application required under section 5; (d) fails to pay any prescribed fee required under section 7, and

any sum added thereto under section 11;

(e) fails to notify the Commissioner of the non-receipt of a notice

by the Commissioner under subsection (3) of section 7:

(f) fails to furnish any information required under section 8 or to comply with any notice or requirement of the Commis- sioner under such section;

(g) fails to display a valid business registration certificate as

required under section 12:

(A) commits forgery of any document provision for which is made

in this Ordinance;

(0 makes any statement or furnishes any information to the Commissioner under the provisions of this Ordinance whether such statement or information is verbal or in writing, which is false in any material particular or by reason of the omission of any material particular and which he either knows or has reason to believe to be false; or

() resists or obstructs an inspector in the performance of his

duties under this Ordinance,

shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year.

(2) (a) Where any person is convicted of any of the acts or omissions set out in paragraph (c), (d), (e), (k) or (7) of sub- section (1) the magistrate shall, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed, make an order that such person shall pay to the Commissioner the fees and any sums added thereto by the Commissioner, which would have been payable by him over the period of the preceding six years had the provisions of this Ordinance been complied with and had he committed no offence thereunder.

Offences.