REPUBLIC OF NAURU

Business Licences Regulations 2011
SL No. 6 of 2011

Table of Provisions 

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 

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Notified on 29 July 2011 

Cabinet makes the following regulations under section 15 of the Business Licences Act 2011: 

1 Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Business Licences Regulations 2011.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 August 2011.

3 Definitions
In these Regulations:

‘business premises’, see regulation 4.

4 Meaning of ‘business premises’

(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.

Example for subregulation (2)

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.

Example for subregulation (3)

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.

5 Prescribed businesses

(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.

6 Licence fee

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.

7 Licence period

The period of a business licence is 12 months.

8 Precondition for issue of business licence

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.

9 Licence condition

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.

10 Prescribed form

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

11 Transitional matter

(1) This regulation applies to a person:

(a) who operates a prescribed business; and

(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.

(3) This regulation expires on 1 September 2011.

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SCHEDULE 1 – PRESCRIBED BUSINESSES

regulation 5 

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 

Building and construction services 

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) 

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 

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SCHEDULE 2 – PRESCRIBED FORM

regulation 10 

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