The District Council of an autonomous district may make regulations for the regulation and control of money-lending or trading within the district by persons other than Scheduled Tribes resident in the district.
In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may-
prescribe that no one except the holder of a licence issued in that behalf shall carry on the business of money-lending;
prescribe the maximum rate of interest which may be charged or be recovered by a money-lender;
provide for the maintenance of accounts by money-lenders and for the inspection of such accounts by officers appointed in that behalf by the District Council;
prescribe that no person who is not a member of the Scheduled Tribes resident in the district shall carry on wholesale or retail business in any commodity except under a licence issued in that behalf by the District Council:
Provided that no regulations may be made under this paragraph unless they are passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the total membership of the District Council: Provided further that it shall not be competent under any such regulations to refuse the grant of a licence to a money-lender or a trader who has been carrying on business within the district since before the time of making of such regulations.
All regulations made under this paragraph shall be submitted forthwith to the Governor and, until assented to by him, shall have no effect.