Section 11: Licence for manufacture, storage and sale of goods. __ (1) Except under a licence to

11. Licence for manufacture, storage and sale of goods. __ (1) Except under a licence to be granted in such manner as may be prescribed no place shall be used__ (a) for the preparation, or the manufacturing, processing, blending, preserving, refrigerating, canning or bottling of any food ; (b) for the business of a wholesale dealer in banaspati, charbi, ghee, or margarine, fish oil, mustard oil, cotton seed oil or other edible oils and such other foods as may be prescribed ; (c) as a creamery, dairy or bakery ; or (d) as a hotel, restaurant or eating­house: Provided that the 1[Federal Government] may exempt any specified premises or class of premises from the operation of this section. 1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. (2) A licence granted under sub­section (1) shall be valid for a period of one year unless it is earlier cancelled or is renewed in such manner and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed. (3) A licence granted under sub­section (1) may be cancelled or its renewal may be refused if__ (i) the licensee fails to maintain the register referred to in section 12 or is convicted of an offence under this Act, or (ii) the premises are not maintained in such condition as may be prescribed. (4) No person shall keep or store for sale, or sell or offer to sell, any food for human consumption unless he is in possession of such identification permit as may be prescribed.

Effective date: 1966-01-01

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