Form and manner of application for certificate of enrolment under sub-section (1) of section 25, and issue, amendment and cancellation of such certificate of enrolment.

17. (1) A transporter, carrier or transporting agent operating his transport business in West Bengal shall make an application in Form No. 10 for a certificate of enrolment under sub-section (1) of section 25 to the appropriate enrolling authority within thirty days from the date of commencement of such transport business in West Bengal or within thirty days from the appointed day, whichever is later, or within such period as may be allowed by the said authority for cause shown to his satisfaction.

(2) When the appropriate enrolling authority is satisfied that the transporter, carrier or transporting agent has correctly given all the requisite information in the application under sub-rule (1) and that the application is in order, he shall enrol such transporter, carrier or transporting agent, and issue in favour of him a certificate of enrolment in Form No. 11 under sub-section (1) of section 25:

Provided that the appropriate enrolling authority shall also furnish the transporter, carrier or transporting agent with a certified copy of the certificate of enrolment for every other place of transport business, warehouse specified therein.

(3) The certificate of enrolment, issued under sub-rule (2) to a transporter, carrier or transporting agent shall be kept and displayed at his place of transport business, and certified copies of such certificate at every other place of business and warehouse to which it relates.

(4) When there is a change in the constitution of business of a transporter, carrier or transporting agent that requires an amendment in the certificate of enrolment, the holder of such certificate of enrolment issued under sub-rule (2), shall make an application for this purpose within thirty days to the appropriate enrolling authority together with his copy of the certificate of enrolment and evidence of such change and the appropriate enrolling authority may, if he is satisfied that the application is in order, make such amendments in the certificate of enrolment as may be deemed necessary.

(5) Any transporter, carrier or transporting agent may, upon an application, obtain from the appropriate enrolling authority on payment of a fee of one hundred rupees, a duplicate copy of any certificate of enrolment which has been issued to him under subrule (2) and which has been lost, destroyed or defaced.

(6) If the transporter, carrier or transporting agent discontinues his transporting business, he shall make an application to the appropriate enrolling authority, together with the copy of certificate of enrolment and evidence of such discontinuance, within thirty days from the date of such discontinuation and if the authority is satisfied upon enquiry that such contention is correct, he shall, within thirty-five days from the date of receipt of such application, cancel the certificate of enrolment under section 28A of the Act.

(7) When the appropriate enrolling authority is satisfied that the transporter, carrier or transporting agent has discontinued his business or ceased to exist at his place of business, he shall, after giving the transporter, carrier or transporting agent, as the case may be, an opportunity of being heard, cancel the certificate of enrolment, under section 28A of the Act, with effect from the date of such order.