(1) Every individual, firm, Hindu undivided family, society, company or corporation who or which pre-packs or imports any commodity for sale, distribution or delivery shall make an application, accompanied by a fee of rupees five hundred, to the Director or the Controller for the registration of his or its name and complete address; and every such application shall be made,-
(i) in the case of an applicant pre-packing or importing any commodity on the date of commencement of these rules, within a period of ninety days from such commencement; or
(ii) in the case of any applicant who or which commences pre-packing or importing of any commodity after the commencement of these rules, within ninety days from the date on which he or it commences such pre-packing.
(2) Every application referred in sub-rule (1) shall contain the following particulars, namely:- [qJff II-~ 3(i)] \lmr ~ ~ : m:rr~m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~==============:==================:======~(a) the name of the applicant; - --- ------ •.
(b) the complete address of.the premises at which the pre-packing or import of one or more commodities is made by the applicant; and
(c) the name of the commodity or commodities pre-packed or imported by the applicant.
Explanation: In this sub-rule, 'complete address' has the meaning assigned to it in the explanation to sub-rule (1) of rule 10.'
(3) For making any alteration in the registration certificate issued under sub rule (1), a fee of rupees one hundred shall be paid by the concerned manufacturer or packer or importer to the Director or Controller.
(4) On receipt of the application made under sub-rule (1), the Director or Controller, who shall be the Registering Authority, shall-
(a) if the application is not complete in all respects, return the same to the applicant within a period of seven working days from the date of receipt of the application;
(b) if the application is complete in all respects, register the applicant and grant a registration certificate to the applicant to that effect.