ACT 197
REGISTRATION OF BUSINESSES ACT 1956 (REVISED - 1978)

PART II - REGISTRATION, RENEWAL AND TERMINATION OF BUSINESS



Section 5E. Removal of registered business from register.


(1) Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that any business registered under this Act is not being carried on, the Registrar may send to the person or persons registered as the associate or associates of the business a notice notifying the Registrar's intention to revoke the registration of the business and the Registrar shall give such person or persons an opportunity to make written representation on the intended revocation within thirty days from the date of service of the notice.

(2) After the expiry of the period of thirty days provided for in subsection (1), if the Registrar receives a reply from such person or persons to the effect that such person or persons are not carrying on such business, or the Registrar does not receive any reply to the notice, the Registrar shall revoke the registration of the business and cancel the certificate of registration.

(3) The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette such particulars as the Registrar thinks fit of any person the registration of whose business has been revoked under this section.

[Ins. Act A1119:s.7]


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