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| (1) No person shall carry on the jewellery business in any premises unless such premises is registered with the Authority. |
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| (2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), any person who was, on the day preceding the appointed date, carrying on the jewellery industry in any premises shall register such premises with the Authority within three months of the appointed date. |
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| (3) Every person carrying on the jewellery industry and who is desirous of obtaining any assistance from the Authority shall register such industry with the Authority. |
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| (4) For the purposes of this section " premises" shall mean a premises where the trade or business of jewellery is carried on and for carrying on for which a tax is levied under the Municipal Councils Ordinance or the Urban Councils Ordinance. |
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