Grant or refusal of registration
14.—(1) Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply where an application under Article 13 has been made with respect to an establishment or agency in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
(2) If the Regulation and Improvement Authority is satisfied that—
(a)the requirements of regulations under Article 23; and
(b)the requirements of any other statutory provision which appears to the Regulation and Improvement Authority to be relevant,
are being and will continue to be complied with (so far as applicable) in relation to the establishment or agency, it shall grant the application; otherwise it shall refuse it.
(3) The application may be granted either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Regulation and Improvement Authority thinks fit.
(4) On granting the application, the Regulation and Improvement Authority shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant.
(5) The Regulation and Improvement Authority may at any time—
(a)vary or remove any condition for the time being in force in relation to a person’s registration; or
(b)impose an additional condition.