Chapter III Chapter III

Registration of Manufacturers / Dealers

offer for sale or carry on business for selling Bio-fertilisers at any place except under and in accordance with terms and conditions of its certificate of registration granted to any person as prescribed under section 8 of this Act: Provided that the Government may if it considers necessary or expedient by notification exempt from the provisions of this section any person selling Bio- fertilisers to the farmers in such areas and subject to such conditions as may be specified in that notification.

Certificate of Registration under this Act for manufacturing bio-fertilisers by a manufacturer shall make an application for registration to the Registering Authority or the Controller in the manner prescribed.

1. (2) Every person desiring to obtain a Certificate of Registration under this Act for selling Bio-fertilisers by a Dealer shall make an application for registration to the Registering Authority together with the fee in the manner prescribed: Provided that where the applicant is a Government or a manufacturer, it shall not be necessary to enclose a certificate of source along with the application: Provided further that where Bio-fertiliser, are obtained for sale from different sources, a certificate of source from each such source shall be furnished in the manner prescribed:

Grant or refusal of Certificate of Registration - The Registering Authority or as the case may be the Controller shall grant a Certificate of Registration within 30 (thirty) days of the receipt of the application to any person in the manner prescribed: Provided that no Certificate of Registration shall be granted to a person,-

1. (i) if his previous Certificate of Registration is under suspension; or
2. (ii) if his previous Certificate of Registration has been cancelled within a period of one year immediately preceding the date of making the application; or
3. (iii) If he has been convicted of any offence under this Act or any order made thereunder within three years immediately preceding the date of making the application; or
4. (iv) if he fails to enclose with the application, a certificate of source; or
5. (v) if the application is incomplete in any respect.

Registration granted section 9 or as the case may be renewed under section 11, unless suspended or cancelled shall be valid for a maximum period of 3 (three) years from the date of issue.

(1) Every holder of a Certificate of registration desiring to renew the Certificate of registration granted under section 9 shall, before the date of expiry of such certificate of registration make an application for renewal to the Registering Authority or as the case maybe, to the Controller as may be prescribed in duplicate, together with the fee prescribed under section 30 of the Act for such renewal and a certificate of source as required under section 8 of the Act. (2) On receipt of such application together with such fee and certificate of source, the Registering Authority, or as the case may be, the Controller may renew the certificate of registration as may be prescribed: Provided that a Certificate of registration shall not be renewed if the holder of the certificate of registration did not sell any bio-fertiliser during the period of one year immediately preceding the date of expiry of the period of validity of the Certificate of registration sought to be renewed. (3) If any application for renewal is not made before the expiry of the period of validity of the Certificate of registration but is made within one month from the date of such expiry, the Certificate of registration may be renewed on payment of such additional fee as may be prescribed by the Government, or as the case may be the Controller, in addition to the fee for renewal of the certificate of registration. (4) Where the application for renewal is made within the time specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) the application shall be deemed to have held a valid certificate of registration, until such date as the Registering Authority or as the case may be the Controller passes orders on the application for renewal. (5) If an application for renewal of a certificate of registration is not made within one month from the date of expiry of the period of validity of the certificate of registration, the certificate or registration shall be deemed to have lapsed on the date on which its validity expired and any business carried on or after that date shall be deemed to have been carried on in contravention of section 7 of the Act.

1. (2) On receipt of such application together with such fee and certificate of source, the Registering Authority, or as the case may be, the Controller may renew the certificate of registration as may be prescribed: Provided that a Certificate of registration shall not be renewed if the holder of the certificate of registration did not sell any bio-fertiliser during the period of one year immediately preceding the date of expiry of the period of validity of the Certificate of registration sought to be renewed.
2. (3) If any application for renewal is not made before the expiry of the period of validity of the Certificate of registration but is made within one month from the date of such expiry, the Certificate of registration may be renewed on payment of such additional fee as may be prescribed by the Government, or as the case may be the Controller, in addition to the fee for renewal of the certificate of registration.
3. (4) Where the application for renewal is made within the time specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) the application shall be deemed to have held a valid certificate of registration, until such date as the Registering Authority or as the case may be the Controller passes orders on the application for renewal.
4. (5) If an application for renewal of a certificate of registration is not made within one month from the date of expiry of the period of validity of the certificate of registration, the certificate or registration shall be deemed to have lapsed on the date on which its validity expired and any business carried on or after that date shall be deemed to have been carried on in contravention of section 7 of the Act.