(1) The Competent Authority may refuse registration or renewal of registration under section 7 on any of the following grounds, namely:— .
(a) if the Agency’s name has been removed from the register under section 10 and three months have not elapsed since the date of removal;
(b) if the Applicant or the Agency for display or the Agency for Hoarding has been declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged; .
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(c) if the Applicant or the Agency for display or the Agency for Hoarding, or any one of its directors, owners, proprietors, partners has been debarred by the Government for undertaking advertising business.
(d) if the Applicant or the Agency for display or the Agency for Hoarding, or any one of its directors, owners, proprietors, partners has any outstanding dues with the Competent Authority or the local authority.
(e) if in the opinion of the Competent Authority there is sufficient ground, to be recorded in writing, for refusing registration.
(2) No application for registration nor any application for renewal shall be refused unless the person applying for registration or renewal has been afforded a reasonable opportunity of being heard.