(1) The Mica Officer may on an application made to him by the licensee or registered proprietor, renew his licence or propreitor‟s certificate, as the case may be, issued under the provisions of this Act.
(2) An application for the renewal of a licence or proprietor‟s certificate shall be made in the prescribed form, not less than three months before the expiry of his licence or certificate, as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees:
Provided that it shall be lawful for the Mica Officer to receive an application for renewal submitted after the time limit mentioned in this sub-section but before the date of expiry of period of licence, if he is satisfied that there is sufficient ground for such submission.
7. The Mica Officer shall, on the application of a licensee or registered proprietor, endorse on his licence or proprietor‟s certificate, as the case may be, the names of persons who shall be entitled to exercise on behalf of such licensee or registered proprietor any of the powers conferred on him under this Act or his licence or proprietor‟s Renewal of licences and Properietor‟s certificate.
Exercise of powers of licensees or registered proprietors by agents.
10 [Act No. VII of 1957] certificate, and no person whose name is not so endorsed shall be entitled to exercise any of the said powers on behalf of any licensee or registered proprietor.
8. Every licensee and every registered proprietor shall-
(a) keep books of account in the prescribed form;
(b) submit returns showing-
(i) the quality and quantity of mica purchased or sold by or through him, as the case may be; and
(ii) the names and addresses of the purchasers or sellers, as the case may be who were parties to the transactions of buying or selling to such officer, in such form and at such times as may be prescribed.
9. Every licensee, registered proprietor and broker shall when so required by any officer authorised in this behalf by the Government—
(a) produce his accounts and disclose or produce the full amount of his stock of mica for the inspection of such officer;
(b) give such officer every facility for inspecting any mica mine or mica dump of which he is in possession.
10. Any person who has been authorised by the owner or lessee of any land by an instrument in writing to extract mica on his own behalf from such land for a period not exceeding one year, may apply to such officer as may be appointed in this behalf by the Government, for the registration of such instruments, and such officer shall, on payment by such person of a fee of one rupee, register such instrument in such manner as may be prescribed.
Obligation of licensees and registered proprietors to keep books of account and to submit returns.
Production of accounts by licensees and registered proprietors Registration of certain instruments authorising extraction of mica.
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