(1) No scrap merchant or dealer in second-hand property or owner of an automobile workshop or a tinker shop shall, on or after the date of commencement of this Act, carry on, or continue to carry on, the business as such scrap merchant or dealer in second-hand property or the business of running such automobile workshop or tinker shop in any area in this State, unless he has obtained a licence in this behalf under this Act.
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Explanation.– Where a scrap merchant or dealer in second-hand property or an owner of an automobile workshop or a tinker shop has more than one shop or place of business, whether in the same town or village or in different towns and villages, he shall obtain a separate licence in respect of each such shop or place of business.
(2) Every licence granted under this Act shall expire on the last day of the year for which it was granted, but may be renewed from year to year.