[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR53.142]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 53--MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES--FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart K--Exemptions, Registration, Etc.
 
Sec. 53.142  Denial, revocation or suspension of registration.

    (a) The appropriate ATF officer is authorized to deny, revoke or 
temporarily suspend, upon written notice, the registration of any person 
and the right of such person to sell or purchase articles tax free under 
section 4221 of the Code in any case in which he finds that:
    (1) The registrant is not a bona fide manufacturer, or a purchaser 
reselling direct to manufacturers or exporters;
    (2) The registrant is for some other reason not eligible under these 
regulations to retain a Certificate of Registry; or
    (3) The registrant has used his registration to avoid payment of the 
tax imposed by section 4181 of the Code, or to postpone or interfere in 
any manner with the collection of such tax;
    (4) Such denial, revocation, or suspension is necessary to protect 
the revenue; or
    (5) The registrant failed to comply with the requirements of 
paragraph (c) of Sec. 53.140, relating to the evidence required to 
support a tax-free sale.
    (b) The denial, revocation, or suspension of registration is in 
addition to any other penalty that may apply under the law for any act 
or failure to act.

[T.D. ATF-308, 56 FR 303, Jan. 3, 1991, as amended by T.D. ATF-365, 60 
FR 33671, June 28, 1995]