General
| (a) |
Any person who is a producer, dealer, diamond beneficiator or the holder of an export permit as contemplated in section 2(1) of the Administration Act must register with the Commissioner in the manner prescribed in these rules. |
| (b) |
Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a holder of an export permit is exempted from registration if that person is already registered with the Commissioner as a diamond beneficiator at the time when such a permit is obtained. |
| (a) |
Subject to rule 4.02, a registration takes effect from the beginning of the assessment period during which that person qualifies for registration as contemplated in section 2(4) of the Administration Act. |
| (b) |
A renewal of a registration takes effect from the date the Commissioner grants a renewal. |
| (c) |
An amendment of a registration takes effect from the date the licence or permit to which it relates is renewed in terms of section 32(2) of the Diamonds Act. |
| (d) |
A cancellation of a registration takes effect from the day after the last date of the assessment period in which that person no longer qualifies for registration as contemplated in section 3(2) of the Administration Act. |
New registrations and renewals of registration
| 2.04 |
An application for registration by a person contemplated in section 2(1) of the Administration Act must be - |
| (a) |
made on the prescribed form DL 185 suitably endorsed to the effect that the purpose is to apply for a new registration or for a renewal of a registration; |
| (b) |
delivered to the office of the Controller: Johannesburg or handed in at any of the offices specified in rule 4.04(b) for forwarding to the office of the Controller: Johannesburg; and |
| (i) |
in the case of a producer, by a copy of the document in terms of which the Regulator issued the producer concerned with a unique registration number as prescribed in the Regulations to the Diamonds Act; |
| (ii) |
in the case of a dealer or diamond beneficiator, by a copy of the licence issued by the Regulator to the dealer or diamond beneficiator concerned in terms of the provisions of the Diamonds Act; |
| (iii) |
subject to rule 2.01 (b), in the case of the holder of a permit, by a copy of such a permit; |
| (iv) |
a form DL 1 in respect of any election described in section 8 of the Administration Act; |
| (v) |
an application to the Commissioner to determine a shorter or longer initial assessment period, if applicable; |
| (vi) |
by such other supporting documents as the Commissioner may require. |
| 2.05 |
A person who qualifies for registration in more than one category contemplated in section 2(1) of the Administration Act (for example, both a producer and dealer) must submit a separate application for registration in respect of each such category. |
Amendment of registrations
| 2.06 |
Whenever any of the particulars furnished in an application for registration changes, the registered person concerned must, within seven days from the date on which such a change occurred, complete and submit a new form DL 185 to the Controller: Johannesburg or to any of the offices specified in rule 4.04(b) for forwarding to the office of the Controller: Johannesburg, suitably endorsed to the effect that the purpose of the form is to amend existing information and accompanied by such supporting documents in support of the amendment as the Commissioner may require. |
Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
