S.L. 441.7 Art. 9Commercial activitiesrequiring a trading licence.

(1) Without prejudice to regulations 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, or any other exemption or arrangement as the Minister may prescribe pursuant to article 10 of the Act, no person shall carry out a commercial activity listed and, or referred to in the Part II of the First Schedule, without a licence issued by the Trade Licensing Unit in terms of the Act and these regulations.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a person who holds a valid licence issued by the Commissioner of Police in respect of a commercial activity listed or referred to in Part II of the First Schedule prior to the coming into force of these regulations shall be considered to hold a valid licence under this regulation.

(3) The description of the licensed commercial activity may from time to time be changed by the Trade Licensing Unit to reflect changes in classification:

(4) There shall be no changes to the conditions of the licence unless such changes are enabled through these regulations or such regulations as may be prescribed.

(5) An application for a trading licence in order to carry out a commercial activity falling under Part II of the First Schedule shall be made to the Trade Licensing Unit on the appropriate form and be accompanied by documents and information as required by these regulations: Provided that the Trade Licensing Unit may request any additional document and information as reasonably and objectively justified:

Provided further that an applicant for a trading licence to carry out a commercial activity falling under Part II of the First Schedule shall not commence the relevant commercial activity before a formal licence is issued by the Trade Licensing Unit.

(6) A licence shall be deemed null if it transpires that ab initio requirements of the application procedure have not been fulfilled or the information or the documentation submitted was false or incorrect: Provided that no refund of any fees paid shall be made in such cases.

(7) Sub regulation (6) also applies to commercial activities which were licensed by the Trade Licences Unit prior to the coming into force of this legislation.