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CAP. 146]

Essential Commodities Reserves Regulations

[1984 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

G.N. 1033/39.

G.N. 675/40. G.N. 710/40. G.N. 860/40. L.N. 16/77

31 of 1981.

ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES RESERVES REGULATIONS

(Cap. 146, section 16)

[10 November 1939.]

Application for

registration as importer.

Form 1.

Duty of

applicant to produce documents.

Power of Controller to refuse registration. (Cap. 146.)

Duty of Controller to record particulars.

Form of permit to import.

Form 2.

1. Every application for the registration of any person as an importer of a scheduled commodity shall-

(a) be substantially in Form 1 in the Schedule and shall contain the particulars required to be set out in that Form; and

(b) be signed by the applicant or by his duly authorized agent.

2. Every person who is an applicant for registration as an importer of a scheduled commodity shall, if he is required so to do by the Controller, produce such documents as may be necessary to prove the correctness of any statement made by that person in his application.

3. Where an application for registration as an importer of a scheduled commodity is made by any person who should in the opinion of the Controller be required, in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of the Ordinance, to keep a reserve stock of the scheduled commodity the Controller may refuse to register that person as an importer of that commodity-

(a) if he is satisfied that that person will be unable to maintain a reserve stock of the commodity in accordance with such provisions; or

(b) if he is satisfied that that person is not able to arrange for the storage of the reserve stock to the satisfaction of the Controller.

4. Upon the registration of any person as an importer of a scheduled commodity the Controller shall enter or cause to be entered in the register of importers of that commodity such particu- lars as he may deem necessary relating to that person, to his business as an importer and to the registered store, if any, at which reserve stocks of the said commodity will be kept by him.

5. A permit to import a scheduled commodity which is issued under section 7 of the Ordinance shall-

(a) be substantially in Form 2 in the Schedule;

(b) be subject to the conditions set out in that Form and to such other conditions as the Controller may, under sec- tion 7 of the Ordinance, insert in such permit.