Registration of warehousemen
Section 4 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 deals with registration of warehousemen. Any person desirous of commencing or carrying on the business of maintaining a warehouse issuing negotiable warehouse receipts may make an application to the Authority for registration in respect of one or more warehouses owned or occupied by him. The Act came into force on 25 Oct 2010.
(1) Any person desirous of commencing or carrying on the business of maintaining a warehouse issuing negotiable warehouse receipts may make an application to the Authority for registration in respect of one or more warehouses owned or occupied by him.
(2) Every application for registration under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and manner and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed.
(3) The Authority may, after such enquiry and subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, grant a certificate of registration of the warehouse in the prescribed form and bearing a registration number to the applicant authorising him to carry on the business of maintaining a warehouse or warehouses and to issue negotiable warehouse receipts.
(4) The Authority may not grant a certificate of registration under this section unless it is satisfied that the warehouse in respect of which the application has been made has adequate facilities and safeguards required to warehouse the goods of the nature specified in the application and the applicant satisfies the financial, managerial and other eligibility criteria and competence as may be prescribed:
Provided that no certificate of registration shall be refused to any applicant under this section unless the applicant has been given an opportunity of being heard.
Section 4, The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (Act 37 of 2007).
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Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act is headed "Registration of warehousemen". Any person desirous of commencing or carrying on the business of maintaining a warehouse issuing negotiable warehouse receipts may make an application to the Authority for registration in respect of one or more warehouses owned or occupied by him.
How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, section 4 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 4 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority and its repositories allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication on voluntary basis ( SO 698 (E) dated 14.02.2023) (2023), then WDRA Registration of Warehouses Rules, 2017 (2017).
When did Section 4 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, cited as Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 4, 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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