| (a) | An application for the registration of any premises in respect of a business under this Act shall be made to the registrar in the prescribed manner by the person intending to conduct the business on such premises, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed application fee. |
| (b) | The prescribed application fee may differ in respect of different classes of applications. |
[Section 7 (1) substituted by section 3(a) of Act No. 25 of 1996]
| (2) | The registrar shall consider an application referred to in subsection (1) and may undertake any investigation in connection therewith which he may deem necessary. |
| (3) | The registrar shall register premises and issue a certificate of registration in respect thereof if— |
| (a) | the premises comply with the prescribed requirements; |
| (b) | the practices to be employed in the business in question comply with the prescribed requirements; |
| (c) | the prescribed facilities for the business in question are available at the premises; and |
| (d) | the person in direct control of the premises has sufficient knowledge of the practices to be employed in the business. |
[Section 7 (3) substituted by section 3(b) of Act No. 25 of 1996]
| (4) | The registrar may refuse to register premises if— |
| (a) | the owner or occupier has been found guilty of an offence under this Act or has been sequestrated or liquidated whilst conducting any business; or |
| (b) | the applicant has been found guilty of an offence under this Act or has been sequestrated or liquidated whilst conducting any business; or |
| (c) | the applicant is or was a director, functionary or member of a juristic person which was found guilty of an offence under this Act or was liquidated whilst conducting any business. |
[Section 7 (4) substituted by section 3(b) of Act No. 25 of 1996]
| (4A) | The registrar may make the registration of premises subject to such conditions as may be necessary. |
[Section 7 (4A) inserted by section 3(c) of Act No. 25 of 1996]
| (5) | If the registrar refuses an application for registration referred to in subsection (1), he shall in writing advise the person who applied for the registration of his decision and of the grounds on which it is based. |
[Section 7 substituted by section 4 of Act No. 10 of 1979]
