Auctioneers and House Agents Act, 1947
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Grant of auctioneer's licence. |
8.—(1) The Revenue Commissioners shall grant to a person who applies therefor, in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, a licence to carry on the business of auctioneer under the name specified in the licence. | |
(2) An application for an auctioneer's licence shall be accompanied by— | ||
(a) a certificate of qualification granted to the applicant not more than twenty-eight days before the date of the application, | ||
(b) a certificate of the Accountant of the Courts of Justice granted not more than twenty-eight days before the date of the application that the applicant maintains in the High Court a deposit and, where the deposit is a guarantee bond, that it covers the whole of the period for which the licence is to be granted, and | ||
(c) the excise duty payable on an auctioneer's licence. | ||
(3) An auctioneer's licence shall— | ||
(a) specify the name under which the licensee is authorised to carry on business, | ||
(b) commence on the date specified in that behalf therein, and | ||
(c) if not previously cancelled, continue in force (subject to the power of suspension contained in section 18 of this Act) until the 5th day of July next following. | ||
(4) An auctioneer's licence shall authorise one named individual (being either the licensee or some individual nominated by him) to conduct auctions on behalf of the licensee. | ||
(5) The Revenue Commissioners shall, at the request of a licensee, cancel his auctioneer's licence. |