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North West Business Licensing
Act, No. 3 of 2019
Long title
To provide for the regulation control and licensing of businesses in the North West Province; to provide for the appointment of the North West Business Licensing Authority; to provide for restrictions on businesses; to provide for the appointment and assignment of business licensing authorities; to provide for licensing of persons conducting businesses; to provide for the imposition of fees and penalties on the various business activities; to provide for the appointment and designation of inspectors and their powers and duties; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS, OBJECTS OF ACT, APPLICATION AND PROHIBITIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Objects of Act |
| 3. | Application of Act and other laws |
| 4. | Exemptions |
| 5. | Prohibitions on conducting business |
| CHAPTER 2. NORTH WEST BUSINESS LICENSING AUTHORITY | |
| 6. | Establishment of Business Licensing Authority |
| 7. | Objects of Business Licensing Authority |
| 8. | Powers, duties and functions of Business Licensing Authority |
| 9. | Position of public trust |
| 10. | Term of office of members of Business Licensing Authority |
| 11. | Vacancies, removal and resignation from office and filling of vacancies |
| 12. | Recusal of member from meetings and proceedings of Business Licensing Authority |
| 13. | Meetings and procedures at meetings |
| 14. | Remuneration of members of Business Licensing Authority |
| 15. | Confidentiality |
| CHAPTER 3. LICENSING PROCEDURE | |
| Part 1. General | |
| 16. | Compulsory licensing |
| 17. | Categories of licences |
| 18. | Disqualification |
| Part 2 Applications for licences | |
| 19. | Applications |
| 20. | Notice of application |
| 21. | Objections and representations |
| 22. | Non-compliance with notification and publication |
| 23. | Objection hearings |
| 24. | Consideration of applications by Business Licensing Authority| |
| 25. | Communication of decision |
| Part 3. Renewal, suspension, cancellation, surrender, transfer of licence and related matters | |
| 26. | Renewal of licence |
| 27. | Suspension of licence |
| 28. | Cancellation of licence |
| 29. | Surrender of licence and conditions imposed thereon |
| 30. | Transfer of licence |
| 31. | Death of licensee |
| CHAPTER 4. INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND ENQUIRIES | |
| 32. | Appointment of inspectors |
| 33. | Position of public trust |
| 34. | Functions and powers of inspectors |
| 35. | Enquiries by Business Licensing Authority |
| CHAPTER 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 36. | Appeals |
| 37. | Offences, penalties |
| 38. | Regulations |
| 39. | Repeal or amendment of laws, transition and savings |
| 40. | Short title |
| Sch. 1. | SCHEDULE 1. APPLICATION FORM [s1; s19] |
| Sch. 2. | SCHEDULE 2. LICENCE CERTIFICATE [s_] |
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