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Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003
sec.11Principal place of business
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### sec.11 Principal place of business
If the applicant intends to carry on business at more than 1 place, the applicant must specify in the application the place the applicant intends to be the applicant’s principal place of business.
If the applicant intends to carry on business at a location, the applicant must specify, as the applicant’s principal place of business—
for an application for a second-hand dealer’s licence—an address where the applicant’s transactions register is to be maintained and may be inspected; or
for an application for a pawnbroker’s licence—an address where the applicant’s property register is to be maintained and may be inspected, and property taken as a pawn is located.
A place of business or an address under this section must be a place where a document may be served personally.
A post office box is not a place the applicant may use as a place of business or an address for this Act.
(sec.11-ssec.1) If the applicant intends to carry on business at more than 1 place, the applicant must specify in the application the place the applicant intends to be the applicant’s principal place of business.
(sec.11-ssec.2) If the applicant intends to carry on business at a location, the applicant must specify, as the applicant’s principal place of business— for an application for a second-hand dealer’s licence—an address where the applicant’s transactions register is to be maintained and may be inspected; or for an application for a pawnbroker’s licence—an address where the applicant’s property register is to be maintained and may be inspected, and property taken as a pawn is located.
(sec.11-ssec.3) A place of business or an address under this section must be a place where a document may be served personally. A post office box is not a place the applicant may use as a place of business or an address for this Act.
- (a) for an application for a second-hand dealer’s licence—an address where the applicant’s transactions register is to be maintained and may be inspected; or
- (b) for an application for a pawnbroker’s licence—an address where the applicant’s property register is to be maintained and may be inspected, and property taken as a pawn is located.