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Sub-section-7 of Section-10 

Any person holding a permanent registration certificate in respect of a small enterprise may apply for and obtain a provisional registration certificate for any additional product or line of activity, which he intends to manufacture or undertake to provide.

For additional product or line of activity, the endorsement in the Permanent Registration should be enough and there should not be a need to obtain Provisional registration certificate.

Sub-section(2) clause (a) of Section-11

Permanent Registration

Such fee as may be prescribed;

The fee may be prescribed in the Act and Should not be more than Rs. 50/-

Sub section (2) clause (b) of Section- 11

An affidavit by the owner or any person authroised on his behalf mentioning the date on which the small enterprise has completed the installation of such machinery, plant, equipment or facilities as are necessary for the small enterprise to undertake the manufacture of any product, provide any service or engage in the line of activity mentioned in the application.

Explanation:- for the purposes this subsection, a small enterprise shall be deemed to have commenced operation on the date mentioned in an affidavit as the date on which the small enterprise has completed installation of such machinery, plant, equipment or facilities as are necessary for the small enterprise to undertake the manufacture of any product, provide any service or engage in the line of activity mentioned in the application.

The following may be added in the clause:-

“Once the affidavit is filed the verification of the facts shall not be done by any authority”

Sub section (3) clause (b) of Section-11

The small enterprise has commenced operation,

He shall within fifteen working days issue a permanent registration certificate in such form as may be prescribed:

Provided that if the Registering Authority is of the opinion that the applicant does not satisfy the requirements specified under Section 3 he shall, within the said period, for reasons to be recorded in writing reject the application:

Provided further that where the application is not disposed of within the said period of fifteen days the applicant shall be deemed to have been granted a permanent registration in accordance with the provisions of section and shall be issued a certificate accordingly.

This clause may be modified/corrected as under:-

The small enterprises has commenced operation.

He shall within seven working days issue a permanent registration certificate in such form as may be prescribed:

Provided that if the Registering Authority is of the opinion that the applicant does not satisfy the requirements specified under Section 4 he shall, within the said period, for reasons to be recorded in writing reject the application:

Provided further that where the application is not disposed of within the said period of seven days the applicant shall be deemed to have been granted a permanent registration in accordance with the provisions of section and shall be issued a certificate accordingly.

Sub-section (4) of Section –11

A permanent registration granted  subsection (3) shall have effect from the date of receipt of the application for permanent registration by the Registering Authority and shall be valid for a period of ten years from such date.

This sub-section may be modified as under:-

A permanent registration granted under subsection (3) shall have effect from the date of receipt of the application for permanent registration by the Registering Authority and shall be valid till the winding up of the unit.

Sub-section (2) of Section -12

The Registering Authority shall, within fifteen working days of the receipt of an application for amendment of any registration certificate, endorse an amendment to any of the particulars contained therein unless the Registering Authority has, within the said period, communicated to the applicant a speaking order refusing amendment for sufficient cause.

Provided that if the Registering Authority has not, within the said fifteen working days, communicated an order refusing endorsement, the permanent registration applied for shall be granted by the State/UT Commissioner and the applicant shall be entitled to obtain a permanent registration certificate forthwith

The Registering Authority shall, within seven working days of the receipt of an application for amendment of any registration certificate, endorse an amendment to any of the particulars contained therein unless the Registering Authority has, within the said period, communicated to the applicant a speaking order refusing amendment for sufficient cause.

Provided that if the Registering Authority has not, within the said seven working days, communicated an order refusing endorsement, the permanent registration applied for shall be granted by the State/UT Commissioner and the applicant shall be entitled to obtain a permanent registration certificate forthwith.

Sub-section (6) of Section-12

Where the Registering Authority considers that any complaint is frivolous or vexatious or that the complaint does not make out any prima facie case warranting an inquiry, it may make an order to that effect within 30 days of the date of receipt of the complaint and shall communicate the same to the complainant and to the small enterprise; and in such a case, no enquiry shall be commenced in respect of any matter contained in such complaint.

In this Subsection “ 30 days may be substituted by 15 days”

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