10Grant or refusal of registration

#### 10 Grant or refusal of registration 10 Grant or refusal of registration > > (1) The Secretary may, on application, grant or refuse registration. > > > (2) The Secretary may grant registration in a class that the Secretary considers appropriate even if the application is for a different class of registration. > > > (3) The Secretary may refuse registration— > > > > > (a) if the application for registration does not comply with a requirement imposed by or under this Act, or > > > > > (b) if the applicant is not a suitable person to carry out the certification work authorised by the registration, or > > > > > (c) on a ground prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) The Secretary is to give the applicant written notice of a decision to grant or refuse registration. > > > (5) If the Secretary fails to give an applicant for registration notice of a decision to grant or refuse registration within the period prescribed by the regulations, the Secretary is taken to have refused to grant registration.