Business Licences Act 2011 - Business Licences Regulations 2011

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1 Citation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Meaning of 'business premises'
5 Prescribed businesses
6 Licence fee
7 Licence period
8 Precondition for issue of business licence
9 Licence condition
10 Prescribed form
11 Transitional matter

(1) The ‘business premises’ of a business are each place from which the business operates.

(2) If, in addition to the head office or principal premises of a business, the business operates from one or more other Business Licences Regulations 2011 premises, the head office or principal premises and each of the other premises is a business premises.

If a retail business operates a main store and one or more branch stores, the main store and each of the branch stores is a business premises.

(3) However, if a business operates on a mobile basis, only the head office of the business is a business premises for the mobile operations of the business.

A building and construction business that undertakes building and construction activities at different building sites is taken to be operated from the head office of the business.

(1) For the definition of ‘prescribed business’ in section 4 of the Act, a business of a class specified in Schedule 1 requires a business licence.

(2) A body corporate established by a Nauru Act does not belong to a class specified in Schedule 1.

For section 6(2)(a) of the Act, the licence fee for a business licence is $250 for each business premises of the licensed business.

For section 7(b) of the Act, if the name of a business is required to be registered under the Business Names Act 1976, it is a precondition for the issue of a business licence for the business that the application for the licence is accompanied by evidence of registration of the business name.

For section 9(a) of the Act, it is a condition of a business licence that a copy of the licence is displayed in a prominent place at each business premises of the licensed business.

For section 6(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed form for an application for a business licence is set out in Schedule 2.

(b) who was not required to hold a licence to operate the business under the Licences Act 1922.

(2) The person may continue to operate the business without a business licence until 31 August 2011.

Retail store (other than a store that only sells goods or provides services that are sold or provided under a business licence for a different class of business) Petrol station

Plumbing services (other than services provided in the course of providing building and construction services)

Electrical services (other than services provided in the course of providing building and construction services)

REPUBLIC OF NAURU Business Licences Act 2011 APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS LICENCE
Operator of business
Telephone contact
Email contact
Name of business Note: If the name of the business is required to be registered under the Business Names Act 1976, evidence of the registration must be attached to this application.
Location of business premises Note: If the business operates in more than one premises, list each premises. If the business operates on a mobile basis, specify the head office or permanent premises of the business.
Class of business ∗ Retail store ∗ Petrol station □ Building and construction services ∗ Plumbing services ∗ Electrical services □ Air conditioning or refrigeration repair and maintenance services □ Barber shop/hairdressing salon □ Automotive repair and maintenance services ∗ Printing services □ Restaurant, café, bakery or snack bar ∗ Automotive rental service ∗ Automotive dealership ∗ Laundromat ∗ Tailor/dressmaker ∗ Moneylender ∗ Internet café □ Scrap metal collection, sales or recycling

Nauru Subsidiary Legislation

Business Licences Act 2011 - Business Licences Regulations 2011