Wildlife Act, 1976
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Wildlife dealers licence. |
48.—(1) A Justice of the District Court may, on application being made in that behalf, if he thinks fit, grant a certificate authorising the issue of a licence (in this Act referred to as a wildlife dealer's licence) to the applicant authorising him to carry on business as a wildlife dealer at premises specified both in the certificate and in the licence. | |
(2) A wildlife dealer's licence shall remain in force for the period prescribed in that behalf under section 46 (3) of this Act and such period shall begin on the day on which the licence is issued. | ||
(3) If the court by which a certificate for a wildlife dealer's licence was granted so thinks fit, the court may, on application being made in that behalf, from time to time grant a certificate for the renewal of the licence for periods prescribed under the said section 46 (3) in that behalf. | ||
(4) The Minister shall, on the application of a person to whom a certificate for the issue of a wildlife dealer's licence, or for the renewal of such a licence, has been granted and on payment by him of the fee (if any) required by law, issue to the applicant a wildlife dealer's licence or, as may be appropriate, renew the applicant's such licence. | ||
(5) The court in considering an application for the grant of a certificate under this section may have regard to— | ||
(a) the suitability of the applicant, taking into account the purposes of this Act, to hold a wildlife dealer's licence, and | ||
(b) the ability of the applicant to comply with regulations made under section 46 (2) of this Act which are for the time being in force. | ||
(6) Every applicant for the grant of a certificate under this section shall notify the Minister in writing by registered post of the application and the Minister shall have the right to appear and be heard at the hearing of the application. | ||
(7) The court by which the relevant certificate was granted under this section may, on application being made in that behalf by the holder of a wildlife dealer's licence, amend the licence in any of the following ways, namely, by inserting in the licence (in addition to the references to premises already contained therein) a reference to specified premises, by deleting such a reference from the licence or by substituting, in lieu of such a reference, another such reference in the licence. |