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Plant Improvement Act, 2018 (Act No. 11 of 2018)

Chapter 3 : Registration of Business and Premises

11. Application for registration of business and premises

 

(1) Any person who desires to register—
(a) a type of business referred to in section 9(1); and
(b) the premises on or from which that type of business will be conducted,

must apply to the Registrar in the prescribed manner for registration.

 

(2) A person who desires to register additional premises on or from which he or she wishes to conduct a type of business after registration in terms of section 12 of that type of business and premises on or from which that type of business will be conducted must apply to the Registrar in the prescribed manner for registration of the additional premises.

 

(3) A person who desires to register an additional type of business in respect of premises after registration in terms of section 12 of a type of business and that premises on or from which the last mentioned type of business will be conducted must apply to the Registrar in the prescribed manner for registration of the additional type of business.

 

(4) The name of the business or premises must not be similar to or be liable to cause confusion with the name of another business or premises.

 

(5)
(a) The Registrar must consider an application referred to in subsection (1) and may undertake any investigation or inspection in connection with the application in order to determine compliance with the prescribed requirements.
(b) Any person applying for registration in terms of subsection (1) must make

available to the Registrar for inspection, in the manner and at the time and place determined by the Registrar, the premises and such particulars as may be prescribed.

 

(6) The Registrar must notify the applicant of any outstanding documentation or information within 21 days of receiving an application in terms of this section.

 

(7) The applicant must furnish the Registrar with the documentation or information required by the Registrar within three months of the notification contemplated in subsection (6), failure of which may result in the application being returned to the applicant.