20Registration, and cancellation of registration

20.—(1.) A person who carries on a business in the course of which he conducts auction sales of wool may apply for registration as a registered broker.

(2.) A person who carries on a business (including a manufacturing business) in the course of which he purchases wool may apply for registration as a registered merchant.

(3.) A person who carries on the business of a wool classing house may apply for registration as a registered wool classing house.

(4.) A person who carries on a business in the course of which he exports wool on behalf of other persons may apply for registration as a registered export agent.

(5.) A person who carries on a business in the course of which he makes sales by tender of wool on behalf of producers may apply for registration as a registered seller by tender.

(6.) A person may make applications under more than one of the preceding sub-sections of this section.

(7.) An application for registration shall be made in writing to the Secretary, in accordance with a form approved by the Secretary.

(8.) By the application, the person shall agree to perform the functions and duties, and to be subject to the obligations under this Act and the regulations, of a registered person of the category to which the application relates.

(9.) Subject to this section, upon receipt of an application duly made, the Secretary shall forthwith register the person as a registered person of the category to which the application relates by making an appropriate entry in a register to be kept by the Secretary for the purpose.

(10.) Where the Secretary makes an entry in accordance with the last preceding sub-section—

(a) the registration shall be deemed to have taken effect on the date of commencement of this Act, or on the date on which the registered person commenced to carry on the relevant business, whichever is the later; and

(b) the Secretary shall give to the registered person notice of the registration and of the date as from which it is to be deemed to have taken effect.

(11.) The Secretary is not required to register a person whose registration in any capacity under this Act has previously been cancelled by order of the Minister or a person who is bankrupt or is a company that is being wound up.

(12.) Where—

(a) in the case of a registered person being a company, the company commences to be wound up;

(b) a registered person becomes bankrupt or dies;

(c) a registered person ceases to carry on the business by reason of the carrying on of which he became registered; or

(d) a registered person applies in writing to the Secretary for cancellation of the registration,