THE MONEY-LENDERS' ACT, 1901.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11670, 1 February 1902, Page 4

THE MONEY-LENDERS' ACT, 1901.

REGULATIONS. In pursuance and exercise of the powers ana authorities conferred by " Ttie Moneylenlders Act, 1901," His Excellency tne Governor Uas made the iollowing regulations for the purposes of the said Act: 1. Application for registration as a monev-iender shall be in writing in the Form A in the Schedule hereto, and be signed bv the applicant. 2. The" application shall be lodged with the Clerk of the Magistrates Court nearest to the applicant's principal place of business in the colony. 3. If the applicant carries on business at more than one address, every such address shall be stated, acd a certified copy of the certificate of registration shall be kept and exhibited at each address other than the principal office of the applicant. 4. Where the business is carried on by a firm or partnership the names, addresses, and occupations of all the partners shall be stated in the application and entered on the Register. ' 5. Where the business is carried on. by a society or corporate body the application shall "be signed by the secretary or other person duly appointed or authorised in writing for the purpose. 6. The fee to be paid in respect of each registration or renewal, whether such renewal arises in consequence of the expiration of the statutory period of three years or in consequence of any change during that period registered, shall be t-he sum of one pound. On payment of this fee the applicant for registration shall be entitled to a certificate of registration in Form B in the Schedule hereto. 7. The fee payable for the inspection of entries on the Register shall be the sum of one shilling. On payment of a further fee of two shillings any prson shall on demand be furrished with a certified copy of any entry on the Register. 8. The form-of Register for purposes of registration under " The Money-lenders Act. 1901," with the particulars to be entered therein, shall be that set forth in the Form C in the Schedule hereto. 9. The fee payable in respect of anv change in the registered address or any of the registered addresses of a money-lender shall be the sum of two shillings and sixpence. to be paid at the office of original registration. 10. A renewal of registration can only be effected by application at the office of original registration. 11. In the case of a change of a name a fresh application for registration (Form A) be lodged, and the fee of one pound shall be payable. 12. A certificate of renewal shall be indorsed by the Clerk of Court on production of the original certificate of registration and payment of the required fee. [The forms referred to are appended in the "Gazette," from which we take the foregoing.]