Section 9Power to require maintenance of accounts, etc., and registration of godowns

s. 9

9. Power to require maintenance of accounts, etc., and registration of godowns (1) Any officer, authorised in this behalf by the Government, may, by general or special order in writing,- (a) require a trader to maintain accounts relating to any transaction in such manner and form as may be prescribed; (b) require a trader to submit such accounts, returns, reports or statements relating to any transactions, in such manner and form and to such officer as may be prescribed; (c) require a trader to cause his storage godown to be registered on payment of such fees and in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed; and (d) require a trader to keep hung up in his business centre a notice-board quoting therein the daily stock of essential articles held by him in his stock. (2) No trader whose godown has been registered under clause (c) of sub-section (1) shall store any essential article in any place other than the godown so registered.