Grounds for refusal to register person or renew registration
15.—(1)  The Director-General may refuse to register or renew the registration of an applicant if —
(a)the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Act or any other written law set out in the First Schedule;
(b)the applicant is likely to arrange or negotiate or do any act to facilitate the arrangement or negotiation of any contract that would contravene or result in any act that would contravene any written law set out in the First Schedule;
(c)the applicant was previously registered and his registration was subsequently cancelled;
(d)in the opinion of the Director-General, the applicant is likely to arrange or negotiate or do any act to facilitate the arrangement or negotiation of any contract that is related to or in furtherance of any activity, object or purpose which is contrary to public interest or national security;
(e)in the opinion of the Director-General, the applicant is likely to arrange or negotiate or do any act to facilitate the arrangement or negotiation of any contract that would contravene or result in any act that would contravene a decision of the United Nations Security Council or any international agreement to which Singapore is a party;
(f)the applicant refuses or is unable to furnish any document or information required by the Director-General in connection with his application;
(g)the applicant has given, in connection with any application made by him or on his behalf —
(i)any information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(ii)any document which contains a statement which renders the document false or misleading in a material particular; or
(h)in the opinion of the Director-General, the applicant is not a fit or proper person to be registered for any other reason.
(2)  Where the Director-General refuses to register or renew the registration of an applicant, the Director-General shall notify the applicant in writing of his decision.