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| (1) The Commissioner or any other authorized officer may direct an applicant for registration, or for a duplicate of an identity card, to furnish, within such period as may be specified in the direction, the Commissioner or such other officer with such information or documents indicated in the direction relating to the prescribed particulars specified in the application as may be necessary for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to dispose of the application, and if the applicant fails to comply with such direction, the Commissioner may reject the application. |
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| (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1) and of sections 38 and 39, the expression " authorized officer " means any Deputy Commissioner, any Assistant Commissioner, any Government Agent, or Assistant Government Agent or Divisional Revenue Officer. |
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