Auctioneers and House Agents Act, 1947

Grounds for refusal of a certificate of qualification.

13.—An application for a certificate of qualification may be refused on any of the following grounds:—

(a) that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to hold a certificate,

(b) that the applicant is an undischarged bankrupt or arranging debtor,

(c) that the applicant is under the age of twenty-one years,

(d) that the applicant is disqualified under section 18 of this Act from holding an auctioneer's licence or a house agent's licence,

(e) that an auctioneer's licence or house agent's licence previously held by the applicant has been suspended or cancelled under section 18 of this Act,

(f) that an individual responsible or proposed to be responsible for the management of the applicant's business, and also, in the case of an unincorporated body, that any individual member of the body, is a person whose application might be refused under this section if he himself applied for a certificate of qualification.