thereof which has elapsed from the date of expiration of the previous licence and
the date of the lodging of his application.
(2) Where an application for a diving business licence under these
Regulations is refused, the Authority shall refund the licence fee and surcharge to
the applicant.
9.
(1) A licence to engage in the business of a dive centre shall enable the
holder of the licence to engage in the business of a dive operator.
(2) A licence granted under these Regulations shall specify the activity
for which the licence is granted.
(3) Notwithstanding the Licences (Trade) Regulations, the holder of a
diving business licence to engage in the business of a dive centre may, subject to
the Trades Tax Act, import and sell any goods where the holder supply them as a
part of the business of the dive centre for which the holder holds a licence.
10.
(1) No person shall bring a vessel within a radius of 150 metres of a
vessel displaying the Diving Flags referred to in regulation 5(1)(b) or a surface
marker buoy displaying the flags.
(2) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) is guilty of an offence
and is liable on conviction to a fine of R.5000.
11.
(1) The holder of a diving business licence to engage in the business of a
dive centre may, with the permission of the Authority, open a branch of its
business in any island other than the island where it has its principal place of
business.
(2) The Authority shall not grant permission under subregulation (1) to
open a branch unless the Authority is satisfied that the proposes branch conforms
to the requirements of a dive centre.
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SCHEDULE 1 - FEES
Reg.3
1.
Processing an application for a licence
2.
Licence fee for a Diving Business Licence
(i)
as a dive operator
R.2000
(ii)
as a dive centre
R.5000
3.
Licence fee for a Diving Business (Power Diving)
Licence
R.50
R.2000