Rule 13. Amendment of registration or licence

(1) A registration or licence granted may be amended by the Authority.

(2) A licensee shall be required to have the licence amended if there is change in the name of the factory or Occupier or expansion of production or facility or if the factory, for which the licence was granted, alters the limits specified in the licence in regard to power or the number of persons employed, or any change or addition or deletion in manufacturing process which differs from the original licence.

(3) A licensee who desires to have his licence amended shall submit application in the Form-5 on the Official Portal stating the nature of the amendment and reasons therefore.

(4) The fees for the amendment of a licence shall be one hundred rupees plus the amount, if any, by which the fee that would have been payable if the licence had originally been issued in the amended form exceeds the fee originally paid for the licence. The fees shall be paid through the Official Portal.

(5) The registration of factory is required to be amended if there is change in the name of the factory or Occupier or the number of persons employed differs from the original registration certificate and fees for the amendment shall be one hundred rupees.

(6) In case of any administrative or processing error on the part of Registering Officer or Authority as the case may be, no amendment fees shall be levied.