Control of Imports (Amendment) Act, 1937

Power to refuse registration in certain cases.

7.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 7 of the Principal Act or in this Act, the Minister may, at his absolute discretion, refuse to register in a register of importers any person—

(a) who did not, previous to his application for such registration, ordinarily import goods of the description to which the relevant quota order applies, or

(b) who, previous to his application for such registration, ordinarily imported such goods as aforesaid only to an extent which is, in the opinion of the Minister, negligible, or

(c) who, previous to his application for such registration, had been registered in such register and removed therefrom under the said section 7 or under this Act.