Section 39. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall commence, or carry on, business as a gol

(2) The certificate referred to in sub-section (1)— (a) shall be in such form as may be prescribed, (b) shall be valid until the death of the holder, or the cancellation, thereof, whichever is earlier, and ~~(c) may contain such conditions, limitations and restrictions,~~ as the Administrator may think fit to impose and different conditions, limitations and restrictions may be imposed for different classes of certified goldsmiths. (3) Every certificate granted to a person under Part XIIA of the Defence of India Rules, 1962, or under the Gold (Control) Ordinance, 1968, recognizing him as a goldsmith, shall, if in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, continue to be in force until the death of the holder, or the cancellation, thereof, whichever is earlier. (4) On and from the commencement of this Act, the following classes of persons shall be eligible to apply for the grant of a certificate, namely:— (a) a person who had been carrying on business as a goldsmith for more than a year immediately before the commencement of Part XIIA of the Defence of India Rules, 1962; (b) a person who, at the commencement of this Act, is a member of the family of a certified goldsmith and had been assisting him in his work as a goldsmith for not less than one year; (c) a person who has received any loan from the Government under any scheme for the rehabilitation of goldsmiths and has made, within six months from the commencement of this Act, an application for the grant of a certificate: CHAPTER VIII CERTIFIED GOLDSMITHS 39. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall commence, or carry on, business as a goldsmith after the commencement of this Act, unless he holds a valid certificate recognizing him as a goldsmith.