Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every zgent who is acting as such imme- ofagcnts. diately prior to the commencement of this Act shall make an application within sixty days from the said date, to the registering authority in the prescribed manner for his registration: 42 of. 19751 ( C O N I ' R O L A N I ) R E G U L A T I O N ) A ~ T , ~ ~ ~ ~ 893 .provided that the registering authority may entertain any such application for registration after expiry of the said period,if it isstaisfied tbatthe applkant was prevented by sufficient cause from making the applicatinn in time. (2) Any person who desires to act as an agent may also make an application for his registration to the rezistcring nuthority in thc pres cribed manner. (3) Every application for registration shaIl be made in such form and shaIl be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed and shall be presented in I . the -office.'of the registering authority.' (4)' Where the application for registration is corbplete In a11 respects, the registering authority shall register the zgent and issue to the agent a ccrt ilicate of registration containing such particulars as may be prescribed and slzall enter the particulars relating to the' agcnt as contained in the application for rcgktration in - a rcgisiel. to be maintained in the prescribed form. (5) A registration certificate shall be valid till the end of a calender year dzr ring which it is issued and may be renewed for a period of one year on presen- tation of an applica tioil to t he registering authority in such form ,and on payment- of such' fees as' may be prescribed and every such application shall be presented not less t llan two months before the expiry of the registration certificate : Provided that the registering authority may entcrtain an application for the renewal of a regis- ti'ation certscate arter the last date for presentation of the application if the application is made before the expiry of the registration cetificate and is accom- panied by an additional fee eq~~al to twenty-five per- cent of the fees for renewal. (6) Where the application is not complete in all respects, the registering authority shall. return the same to the applicant within fifteen days of receipt of the application pointing oui the defects for recti- fication and re-submission within fifteen days of its receipt by the agent.