18Application for licences

18 Application for licences

(1)  A person may apply to the Authority for –

(a) a dairy farmer's licence to carry on business as a dairy farmer; and

(b) a processor's licence to carry on business as a processor of market milk; and

(c) a manufacturer's licence to carry on business as a manufacturer of dairy produce; and

(d) a vendor's licence –

(i) to carry on business as a seller of market milk; or

(ii) to sell market milk otherwise than at premises where market milk is consumed or sold to consumers; or

(iii) to transport packaged market milk in the course of a business.

(2)  An application is to be –

(a) in a form approved by the Authority;

(b) accompanied by any information and documents the Authority may require; and

(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee; and

(d) lodged with the Authority.

(3)  The Authority may require an applicant to provide further information and documents.