9.—(1) An application to be a registered provider must be made to the Authority in accordance with this section.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must —
(a)
be made in such form and manner as the Authority may require;
(b)
state the class or classes of registration applied for;
(c)
include an address in Singapore at which notices and other documents under this Act may be served;
(d)
be accompanied by the prescribed application fee; and
(e)
be accompanied by such other additional information that the Authority requires for the application.
(3) In determining an application under subsection (1), the Authority may —
(a)
carry out such inquiries and investigations in relation to the application as necessary for a proper consideration of the application; and
(b)
require the applicant to provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Authority requires for a proper consideration of the application.
(4) The Authority may refuse to consider an application that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section.