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Second-Hand Goods Act, 2009 (Act No. 6 of 2009)

Chapter 4 : Dealers

21. Records by dealers

 

1) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, a dealer must keep a register in the prescribed form and record in the register the prescribed particulars regarding every acquisition or disposal of second-hand goods.

 

2) The particulars must at least include—
a) particulars in respect of the identity of the person from whom the second-hand goods are acquired, including—
i) the person’s full names, contact address and contact telephone number;
ii) the manner in which the person’s identity was verified; and
iii) the person’s identity number.
b) a description of the second-hand goods and serial number or distinguishing mark or feature of the second-hand goods;
c) the purchase price paid by the dealer;
d) the number assigned to the second-hand goods by the dealer;
e) the name and signature of the person who conducted the transaction on behalf of the dealer; and
f) the date and time of the transaction, the date on which the second-hand goods were sold or an account of how and when the second-hand goods were otherwise disposed of.

 

3) If the certificate of registration in question is issued with a condition which requires separate registers, such separate registers must be kept in respect of the acquisition and disposal of different classes of second-hand goods.

 

4) A person acquiring second-hand goods from, or disposing of goods to, a dealer, must furnish such dealer with his or her full name, physical address and an original identity document or passport as proof of his or her identity.

 

5) A dealer must obtain and keep a copy of the identity document or passport contemplated in subsection (4).

 

6) A dealer must retain a register contemplated in subsection (1) and copies of the documents contemplated in subsection (4) for a period of not less than five years, calculated from the date of the relevant transaction.

 

7) Every entry in a register in respect of an acquisition or disposal of second-hand goods must be made contemporaneously with the acquisition or disposal in question.