(1) No person shall store or cause to be stored any mineral by any means at any place without having valid permission or registration as a dealer with Department of Industries, Himachal Pradesh as per the provisions or these rules.
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1. Substituted by Amendment Rules, 2018 vide Notification No. Ind-II(F)6-14/2014-Vol-I dated 06.04.2018.
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(2) All the dealers shall register themselves as dealer with Department of Industries Himachal Pradesh as per the procedure laid down in these rules:
Provided that the holder of a mining lease or contract or tender or permit holder, as the case may be, in respect of a mineral for which he holds a minerals concession shall not be required to register himself as a dealer separately:
Provided further that where the stock of mineral is less than 50 metric tonnes, the person shall not be required to register himself as dealer if the said mineral is stored for his bonafide use.