"dealer" means any person who carries on (whether regularly or otherwise) the business of

buying, selling, supplying or distributing goods, directly or indirectly, for cash or for deferred

payment, or for commission remuneration or other valuable consideration, and includes—

The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu (with modifications) by Reg. 12 of 1962, sec. 3 and
Sch., to Kohima and

Mokokchung districts of Nagaland (as in force on 5-8-1971)by Act 61 of 1972, sec. 14 (1) (w.e.f. 30-11-
1972). The

amendments made to the Act by Act 61 of 1972, came into force in the said districts (w.e.f. 1-4-1973) [
vide sec. 14(2), Act 61

of 1972].

The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 5 of 1958, sec. 2.

Came into force on 5-1-1957, all sections except section 15, vide S.R.O. 78, dated 4th January, 1957,
published in the

Gazette of India, Extra., 1957, Pt. II, Sec. 3, p. 57. Section 15 came into force on 1-10-1958,. vide G.S.R.
897, dated 23rd

September, 1958, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., 1958, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (i), p. 476. 4

The words "one or more" omitted by Act 31 of 1958, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 1-10-1958).

5 Explanation omitted by Act 31 of 1958, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 1-10-1958).

6 Ins. by Act 103 of 1976, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 7-9-1976). 7

Subs, by Act 103 of 1976, sec. 2, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 7-9-1976).

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(i) a local authority, a body corporate, a company, any co-operative society or other society,

club, firm, Hindu undivided family or other association of persons which carries on such

business;

(ii) a factor, broker, commission agent, del credere agent, or any other mercantile agent, by
whatever name called, and whether of the same description as hereinbefore mentioned

or not, who carries on the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing, goods

belonging to any principal whether disclosed or not; and

(iii) an auctioneer who carries on the business of selling or auctioning goods belonging to any

principal, whether disclosed or not and whether the offer of the intending purchaser is

accepted by him or by the principal or a nominee of the principal.

Explanation I— Every person who acts as an agent, in any State, of a dealer residing

outside that State and buys, sells, supplies, or distributes, goods in the State or acts on

behalf of such dealer as—

(i) a mercantile agent as defined in the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930), or

(ii) an agent for handling of goods or documents of title relating to goods, or

(iii) an agent for the collection or the payment of the sale price of goods or as a

guarantor for such collection or payment,

and every local branch or office in a State of a firm registered outside that State or a

company or other body corporate, the principal office or headquarters whereof is outside

that State, shall be deemed to be a dealer for the purposes of this Act.