(1) Every application for registration shall be in writing and shall contain—
(a) the full name of the applicant;
(b) the address and location of the proposed premises, and shall be accompanied by 2 photographs of the applicant taken within 3 weeks of the date of the application. The application shall be lodged in the office of the Public Health Board.
(2) The Public Health Board before granting a certificate of registration shall cause the proposed premises to be examined by an environmental health officer who shall make a report to the Board in the form set out as Form 1 in the Schedule. (Amended by S.I. 37/2020)
(3) The Public Health Board on consideration of an application for registration may—
(a) grant a licence in respect of the application; or (Amended by S.I. 37/2020)
(b) inform the applicant of any conditions which shall be complied with or remedied before the granting of such licence; or (Amended by S.I. 37/2020)
(c) refuse the application.
(4) The Public Health Board shall refuse the granting of a certificate where—
(a) the Board is satisfied that the applicant is at the time suffering from a communicable or notifiable disease, within the meaning of the regulations made under the Act; or
(b) the Board is of the opinion that the premises in respect of which application has been made is in an unsanitary condition; or
(c) the Board is of the opinion that there has been a failure to comply with any of the regulations contained herein; or
(d) a valid certificate of health as prescribed by these regulations has not been obtained,
a licence to operate issued to the applicant is issued in the form set out as Form 2 in the Schedule, on payment of a fee of $150 and the fee is non-transferable. (Substituted by 37/2020)
(5) The Public Health Board may at any time suspend or cancel the registration of the premises upon being satisfied that any of the grounds mentioned in these Regulations have taken place or that any other breach of the regulations have been permitted.