Amendment of section 3

In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Scrap Merchants and Dealers in Second-Hand Property and Owners of Automobile Workshops and Tinker Shops (Regulation, Control and Licensing) Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-

1. (i) in the marginal heading, for the expression 'obtain licences annually", the expression "obtain licences" shall be substituted;
2. (ii) for sub-section (2). the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) Every licence granted under this Act shall expire on the last day of the third year for which it was granted but may be renewed, from time to time, for a period of three years at a time".