24.—(1) If, in the course of an examination of an application for registration, it appears to the Registrar that the requirements for registration are not met or that additional information or evidence is required to meet those requirements, the Registrar shall give a written notice of this to the applicant.
(2) If, within 4 months after the date of the written notice of the Registrar, the applicant fails to —
(a)
make representations in writing;
(b)
apply to the Registrar in Form HC4 for a hearing;
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(c)
apply to amend the application; or
(d)
furnish the additional or any other information or evidence,
the application shall be treated as withdrawn.
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(2A) [Deleted by S 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014]
(3) Where the applicant has applied to the Registrar in Form HC4 for a hearing, the Registrar shall give notice to the applicant of a date on which the Registrar will hear the applicant’s arguments.
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(4) For the purposes of the hearing, the applicant shall file with the Registrar his written submissions and bundle of authorities at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.
(5) The decision of the Registrar, in respect of the representations of the applicant given either during the hearing or in writing, shall be communicated to the applicant in writing or in such other manner as the Registrar thinks fit.
(6) Where the applicant wishes to have the Registrar’s grounds of decision —
(a)
the applicant shall, within one month after the date of the Registrar’s decision, file a request in Form HC5 for the Registrar to state the Registrar’s grounds of decision; and
(b)
the Registrar shall, within 2 months after the date of the request, send the grounds of decision to the applicant.
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(7) [Deleted by S 370/2004]
(8) The date on which the Registrar’s grounds of decision are sent to the applicant shall be deemed to be the date of the Registrar’s decision for the purpose of an appeal.