(1) Every grower of tendu leaves other than the State Government, or Gaon Sabha or other local authority, shall if the quantity of leaves grown by him during a year is likely to exceed one standard bag, get himself registered under sub-section
(1) of Section 9.
(2) An application for registration as grower shall be in Form 'E' and be filed before the Range Officer within whose jurisdiction the grower's land on which tendu plants grow, is situate.
The Range Officer, after due verification shall forward the application within 30 days of its receipt to the Divisional Forest Officer, who, after making such enquiry as he may deem necessary may issue a certificate in Form 'F' or reject the application after recording reasons therefor.
(3) The certificate of registration once issued shall be valid till the time it is cancelled or modified by the Divisional Forest Officer for reasons to be recorded by him in writing or till the time the holder is in possession of the land in respect of which the certificate of registration has been obtained whichever is earlier.
(4) If a certificate is lost or is mutilated, a certified copy of the same can be obtained from the Divisional Forest Officer on payment of rupee one for each copy.
(5) The aforesaid certificate shall be produced at the depot while offering leaves for sale and the person authorised to purchase leaves of grower shall make the entry of the quantity of leaves purchased by him.
(6) If so required by the Divisional Forest Officer every grower of tendu leaves holding a certificate of registration shall furnish by 15th July each year, an account of total quantity of tendu leaves in standard bags collected by him and its disposal during the plucking season ending on the 30th June in the form specified by the Divisional Forest Officer. In the event of failure to submit the above account by the specified date, the certificate of registration may be cancelled.