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Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989
5Second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers to be registered
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5 Second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers to be registered
S. 5(1) amended by No. 93/2001 s. 7(1).
(1) Subject to this Act, a person must not, either alone or in partnership, carry on business as a second-hand dealer unless the person is registered as a second-hand dealer under this Part.
S. 5(1A) inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 7(2).
(1A) Subject to this Act, a person must not, either alone or in partnership, carry on business as a pawnbroker unless—
(a) the person is registered as a second-hand dealer under this Part; and
(b) the person is authorised to carry on business as a pawnbroker by endorsement of their registration under this Part.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a person who holds a motor car trader's licence under the **Motor Car Traders Act 1986** may buy, sell, exchange or otherwise deal in second-hand goods that are motor car parts without being registered under this Part, but must in all other respects comply with this Act.
S. 6
substituted by No. 44/1997
s. 38, amended by No. 52/1998 s. 250, substituted by No. 101/1998 s. 13.