Registration of accreditation agencies
Section 5 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 deals with registration of accreditation agencies. The Authority shall, from time to time, determine the number of accreditation agencies as it may authorise to issue certificate of accreditation to warehouses issuing negotiable warehouse receipts. The Act came into force on 25 Oct 2010.
(1) The Authority shall, from time to time, determine the number of accreditation agencies as it may authorise to issue certificate of accreditation to warehouses issuing negotiable warehouse receipts.
(2) Any person fulfilling the qualifications and other requirements as may be prescribed and desirous of functioning as an accreditation agency under this Act may make an application to the Authority seeking its registration as such under this Act.
(3) Every application under sub-section (2) shall be in such form and manner and shall be accompanied by such fees and security deposit as may be prescribed.
(4) The form in which and the terms and conditions subject to which a certificate of registration as an accreditation agency may be issued under this section shall be such as may be prescribed.
Section 5, The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (Act 37 of 2007).
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Questions about Section 5
What does Section 5 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 5 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act is headed "Registration of accreditation agencies". The Authority shall, from time to time, determine the number of accreditation agencies as it may authorise to issue certificate of accreditation to warehouses issuing negotiable warehouse receipts.
How do I find court cases under Section 5 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 5, section 5 Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, section 5 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 5 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of accreditation Agency Rules. 2010 (2010).
When did Section 5 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 5 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, cited as Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act 5, 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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