Requirement of registration for warehouses issuing negotiable warehouse receipts
Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 deals with requirement of registration for warehouses issuing negotiable warehouse receipts. No person shall commence or carry on the warehousing business unless he has obtained a registration certificate in respect of the concerned warehouse or warehouses granted by the Authority under this Act: Provided that a person carrying on the warehousing business immediately before the commencement The Act came into force on 25 Oct 2010.
(1) No person shall commence or carry on the warehousing business unless he has obtained a registration certificate in respect of the concerned warehouse or warehouses granted by the Authority under this Act:
Provided that a person carrying on the warehousing business immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be allowed to carry on such business, in case he has made an application for registration within thirty days from the date of such commencement:
Provided further that no such registration shall be required for warehouses which do not propose to issue negotiable warehouse receipt.
Explanation.--For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that a warehouse registered under this Act shall also be eligible to issue non-negotiable warehouse receipts.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Authority may, subject to such regulations and guidelines issued by it, authorise any person registered under section 5 as an accreditation agency to issue certificate of accreditation to any person for carrying on the business of warehousing issuing negotiable warehouse receipts.
Section 3, The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (Act 37 of 2007).
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10 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- 27, Mandatory issuance of e-negotiable warehouse receipt (GSR 311 (E) dt. 4th June, 2024)Notification 2024
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2023 - dt.12.7.2023Rule 2023
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2023 - dt.18.9.2023Rule 2023
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2023 - dt.20.10.2023Rule 2023
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2022 - dt. 5.4.2022Rule 2022
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022 - 14.10.2022Rule 2022
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2021 - dt. 3.11.2021Rule 2021
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2020. - dt 21.12.2020Rule 2020
- Warehousing (Development and Regulatory) Authority, appointment of Chairperson and other members Amendment Rules, 2020 - dt 21.10.2020Rule 2020
- Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2018Rule 2018
Questions about Section 3
What does Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act is headed "Requirement of registration for warehouses issuing negotiable warehouse receipts". No person shall commence or carry on the warehousing business unless he has obtained a registration certificate in respect of the concerned warehouse or warehouses granted by the Authority under this Act: Provided that a person carrying on the warehousing business immediately before the commencement
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 3, section 3 Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 5 (Registration of accreditation agencies), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 10 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently 27, Mandatory issuance of e-negotiable warehouse receipt (GSR 311 (E) dt. 4th June, 2024) (2024), then Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2023 - dt.12.7.2023 (2023).
When did Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, cited as Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 3, came into force on 25 Oct 2010, having been enacted on 19 Sep 2007. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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