(1)

Every registered dealer who transacts business at places other than his registered place or places of business or employs a travelling salesman or representative to transact business as aforesaid shall obtain a permit issued under this Act authorizing himself or, as the case may be, the travelling salesman or representative so to do.

(2)

The entire turnover of business carried on under the permit shall be included and accounted for by the registered dealer in his account and returns and shall be dealt with as if it were the turnover of business done by the registered dealer himself at the registered place of business.

(3)

Every permit holder shall carry the permit on his person and shall produce it on demand by any officer empowered by the Government in this behalf. He shall maintain and produce on demand to any such officer a true and correct account of all the transactions carried on under the permit and also a stock book showing the quantities of goods entrusted to him by the registered dealer, the quantities disposed of from day-to-day by sale or otherwise and the balance on hand at the end of each day.

(4)

An application for permit referred to in sub-section (1) shall be made to such authority, in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by such fee not exceeding one hundred rupees as may be prescribed.

Explanation. - A separate application with a separate fee shall be necessary for the registered dealer and for each travelling salesman or representative employed by him.

(5)

If the prescribed authority is satisfied that the application is in order, it shall issue the permit in the form as may be prescribed.

(6)

A permit issued under sub-section (5) shall be valid for a year and shall be renewed from year to year on receipt of an application from the registered dealer accompanied by such fee not exceeding one hundred rupees as may be prescribed.

(7)

If the prescribed authority is satisfied that the permit issued under sub-section (5) is lost or accidentally destroyed, it shall on application by the registered dealer accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees, issue to him a duplicate of the permit.

(8)

The prescribed authority shall cancel a permit,-

(a) on requisition made in writing by the registered dealer; and

(b) on the cancellation of the certificate of registration.

(9)

The prescribed authority may cancel a permit if the permit holder has contravened any of the terms or conditions of the permit or any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

(10)

No application for a permit or for a duplicate thereof shall be refused and no permit shall be cancelled under clause (b) of sub-section (8) unless the registered dealer has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard and no permit shall be cancelled under sub-section (9) unless the permit holder has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

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