Section 14: Use of business registration number
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14. Use of business registration number
(1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, every person registered under
this Act shall, in respect of every transaction he makes, use and indicate on
any document, whether electronically or otherwise—
(a) his business registration number; and
(b) where the person with whom the transaction is made is registered
under this Act, the business registration number of that person.
(1A) (a) The business registration number of a person used by him or a
public sector agency shall be the unique identification number of that person.
(b) The unique identification number of a person shall be the
person’s official identification number whenever reference is made to him.
(c) Any number of identification, other than the identification number
referred to in paragraph (a) which is used by a public sector agency with
which a transaction is made—
(i) shall be used by the public sector agency solely for internal
purposes; and
(ii) shall not appear on any document issued to any person.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall commit
an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding
100,000 rupees.
(3) No public sector agency shall issue any relevant permit to any person
who is required to be registered under this Act unless the person holds a
business registration card.
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(4) Every public sector agency shall use and indicate in its records,
whether electronically or otherwise, the business registration number of every
person who is required to be registered under this Act and in respect of
whom a record is required to be kept.
(5) For the purpose of this section, any public sector agency or other
person shall have online access to information relating to the registration of a
person registered under this Act to ascertain the particulars of registration of
that person.
[S. 14 amended by s. 6 (e) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 15 February 2016; s. 5 (d) of Act 18 of
2016 w.e.f. 1 November 2016.]
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Questions this section answers
- Do I have to show my business registration number on my documents?
- What happens if I don't use my business registration number as required?
- Can a public sector agency give me a permit if I don't hold a business registration card?