46Grounds for refusal of registration of premises

46 Grounds for refusal of registration of premises (1) Without limiting section 45, the Authority may refuse an application for registration of premises if satisfied that the applicant— (a) has failed to carry on a pharmacy business or pharmacy department in accordance with this Act or the regulations or the conditions on any licence or registration granted by the Authority; or (b) has been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations; or (c) has contravened an Authority standard on one or more occasions and the Authority believes that it is against the public interest for the premises to be registered; or (d) is found guilty of an offence that affects the suitability of the person to carry on a pharmacy business and the Authority believes it is not in the public interest for the premises to be registered; or (e) is of a character such that it would not be in the public interest to register the premises. (2) Without limiting section 45, the Authority may refuse to register premises if the premises are freely accessible to persons from other premises where a business or activity other than that of providing pharmacy services is carried out. (3) The Authority must not refuse to register the premises of a pharmacy business on the ground that the Authority disapproves of the geographical location of those premises.