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Section 5, The Non-Citizens (Trade and Business) Act, 1966 Short tite.

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(1) Non-citizens shallwithin suclh period as the Minister may Non-citizenpermit, not being less than six months from the commencement of to ccascoperating this Act cease to operate or participate in any of the following rtin businesses or retail tradc business. (c) the provision of transport by road, sca or river whether for his own business or otherwise: businoss. Provided that any non-citizen now operating vehiclcs orvessels in the ordinary course of a business) undertaking (which is not a transport undertaking may continue to operate the vehicles or vessels operated by him at the commencement of this Act and may replace such vehicles or vessels with the prior approval of the Minister: Provided further that any non-citizen authorised to engage in any new business or retail trade under the provisions of scction 3 as the case may be, may with the prior approval of the Minister in writing provide transport for the purpose of his own business: (d) Bakeries: Incnt or rcfreshmcnts, supermarkets and cantcens A 32 No. 62 of 1964. No. 6 Registration of business, trade and entertain nent hoUses. \on-Ciiizens Iradr .nd Busiis 1906 Provided that anv non-citizen who at the commen ment of this Act is operating a bakery mav continue to operate the bakery from existing premises so long as those premises are not extended: (e) Manufacture of Mineral Waters: Provided that any non-citizen who is operating a Mineral Water Factory at the commencement of this Act may continue to use the existing premises for this purpose so long as those premises are not extended: (f) any other business or retail trade as the Minister mav from time to time by Order in the Gazette stipulate: Provided that where the Minister makes an Order under this paragraph the aforesaid period of six months shall begin to run as fromm the commencement of the Order. (2) In this section "transport undertaking" means the operation of any vehicle or vessel for hire or for the transport of passengers or goods not employed by or belonging to the owner of such vehicle or vessel and for the purposes of this subsection owner * has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Road Traffic Act, 1964.

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