3 (1) Subject to the regulations, a person may apply to the Registrar for a retail operator licence. Restriction, age (2) In order to apply under subsection (1), an individual must be at least 19 years of age or, in the case of an applicant that is a corporation, every director, officer and shareholder of the corporation must be at least 19 years of age. Restriction, prior refusal or revocation (3) Despite subsection (1), a person who has been refused a retail operator licence or the renewal of a retail operator licence, or who was the holder of a retail operator licence that was revoked, may not apply for a retail operator licence until after the second anniversary of the refusal or revocation, unless the Registrar is satisfied that there has been a significant change in circumstances since the refusal or revocation. Eligibility (4) An applicant is not eligible to be issued a retail operator licence in any of the following circumstances: 1. There are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant will not be financially responsible in the conduct of the applicant’s cannabis retail business, having regard to the financial history of any of the persons referred to in subsection (5). 2. There are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant will not carry on business in accordance with the law, or with integrity, honesty or in the public interest, having regard to the past or present conduct of any of the persons referred to in subsection (5). 3. A person referred to in subsection (5) has been convicted of or charged with an offence under this Act, the Cannabis Control Act, 2017, the Cannabis Act (Canada) or the regulations made under any of them that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph. 4. There are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is carrying on activities that are, or would be if the applicant were the holder of a retail operator licence, in contravention of or not in compliance with a provision of this Act, the Cannabis Control Act, 2017, the Cannabis Act (Canada) or the regulations made under any of them that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph. 5. The Registrar is not satisfied that the applicant will exercise sufficient control, either directly or indirectly, over the applicant’s cannabis retail business. 6. The applicant or an employee or agent of the applicant makes a false statement or provides false information in the application. 7. Any other circumstance that may be prescribed. Same (5) Paragraphs 1 to 3 of subsection (4) apply with respect to, (a) the applicant; (b) persons interested in the applicant; and (c) if the applicant is a corporation, the directors, officers or shareholders of the applicant and persons interested in those directors, officers or shareholders. Convictions, charges under Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) (6) Paragraph 2 of subsection (4) does not prevent the issuance of a retail operator licence to an applicant if a person referred to in subsection (5) has been convicted of or charged with a prescribed offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) in relation to cannabis. Issuance, refusal of retail operator licence (7) The Registrar shall consider every application for a retail operator licence, and shall, (a) issue the retail operator licence, if the applicant has met the application requirements, is not ineligible to be issued a retail operator licence and has paid the required fee; or (b) issue a proposal to refuse the application. Conditions on consent (8) In issuing a retail operator licence, the Registrar may specify any conditions consented to by the applicant that are to be attached to the licence.