Article 9 - Warehouse Keeper Registration

1. Any Person who carries on or intends to carry on operation of a Designated Zone shall apply for Registration as a Warehouse Keeper.

2. An application for Warehouse Keeper Registration shall contain such information and data, and shall be submitted through such means, as determined by the Authority.

3. The effective date of registration for a Person to act as a Warehouse Keeper shall be the date the application is approved by the Authority or from such date as may be requested by the Person and agreed by the Authority.

4. The Authority shall issue a Warehouse Keeper Registration certificate that shall include the Designated Zones that he shall be responsible for and where he shall be permitted to produce or stockpile the Excise Goods without being released for consumption.

5. For the purposes of registering a Warehouse Keeper, the Authority may impose the following conditions:
a. Specify the amount of Excise Goods that can be kept by a Warehouse Keeper in each Designated Zone he is responsible for at any one time.
b. Specify the type of Excise Goods that can be kept by a Warehouse Keeper in each Designated Zone he is responsible for.
c. Require the Warehouse Keeper to provide a financial security for each Designated Zone he is responsible for as determined by the Authority.
d. Impose additional reporting requirements in terms of keeping records and reports and submitting these to the Authority.
e. Specify the level of physical security required over each Designated Zone he is responsible for.
f. Specify the checks the Warehouse Keeper is required to make over the Excise Goods kept within each Designated Zone he is responsible for.
g. Specify the conditions of entry to and exit from each Designated Zone he is responsible for, and any entry or exit restrictions that the Warehouse Keeper should be required to impose.a