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| (1) Every person whose name is entered in a house- holders list and who is designated therein, as the chief householder shall, so long and so long only as such person continues to be so designated, be deemed to have been approved by the Authority under this Act as a consumer of kerosene. |
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| (2) The Authority may require any person who is deemed by virtue of subsection (1) to have been approved as a consumer of kerosene, to furnish such information as the Authority may require to enable him to determine the quantity of kerosene which such person should be authorized to obtain during any period. |
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| (3) Nothing in this Act shall be read or construed as requiring any person who is deemed by virtue of subsection (1) to have been approved under this Act as a consumer of kerosene to apply under this Act for approval as a consumer of kerosene. |
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