9. Issue of duplicate copy of certificate:—

If a certificate of registration or a certificate of enrollment granted under these rules is lost, destroyed or defaced or becomes illegible, the holder of the certificate shall apply within a reasonable time to the prescribed authority for the grant of a duplicate copy of such certificate. The said authority shall, after such verification as may necessary, issue to the holder of the certificate, a copy of the original certificate, after stamping thereon the words "Duplicate copy".