Section 13. COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT:

13. COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT: - (1) Typewriters. - (2) Calculating machines. - (3) Air conditioners and refrigerators. - (4) Vacuum cleaners. - (5) Sewing and knitting machines. - (6) Hurricane lanterns. 1. Ins. by Act 17 of 1979, s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-12-1978). 2[ 13. Further provision for licensing of industrial undertakings in special cases.— (1) No owner — of an industrial undertaking, other than the Central Government, shall (a) in the case of an industrial undertaking required to be registered under section 10, but which has not been registered within the time fixed for the purpose under that section, carry on the business of that undertaking after the expiry of such period, or (b) in the case of an industrial undertaking the registration in respect of which has been revoked under section 10A[3] *, carry on the business of the undertaking after the revocation, or (c) in the case of an industrial undertaking to which the provisions of this Act did not originally apply but became applicable after the commencement of this Act for any reason, carry on the business of the undertaking after the expiry of three months from the date on which the provisions of this Act became so applicable, or (d) effect any substantial expansion of an industrial undertaking which has been registered[4] [or in respect of which a licence or permission has been issued], or (e) change the location of the whole or any part of an industrial undertaking which has been registered, except under, and in accordance with, a licence issued in that behalf by the Central Government, and, in the case of a State Government, except under and in accordance with the previous permission of the Central Government. (2) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 11 and of section 12 shall apply, so far as may be, in relation to the issue of licences or permissions to any industrial undertaking referred to in this section as they apply in relation to the issue of licences or permissions to a new industrial undertaking. Explanation . — For the purposes of this section, "substantial expansion" means the expansion of an existing industrial undertaking which substantially increases the productive capacity of the undertaking, or which is of such a nature as to amount virtually to a new industrial undertaking, but does not include 1. Ins. by Act 26 of 1953, s. 8 (w.e.f. 1-10-1953). 2. Subs. by s. 9, ibid ., for section 13 (w.e.f. 1-10-1953). 3. The words "on the ground that it had been obtained by misrepresentation as to an essential fact" omitted by Act 71 of 1956, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-1957). 4. Ins. by s. 2, ibid . (w.e.f. 1-3-1957). any such expansion as is normal to the undertaking having regard to its nature and the circumstances relating to such expansion.] — 14. Procedure for the grant of licence or permission. Before granting any licence or permission under[1] [section 11, section 11A[2] [section 13 or section 29B]], the Central Government may require such officer or authority as it may appoint for the purpose, to make a full and complete investigation in respect of applications received in this behalf and report to it the result of such investigation and in making any such investigation, the officer or authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.