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approve, with or without conditions, an application by issuing to the applicant a certificate of registration in the form approved by the local government from time to time.

Renewal of registration
    8.1.5       A person who keeps a lodging house which is registered under this Part shall;
       (a)       during the month of June in each year apply to the local government for the renewal of the registration of the lodging house in the form approved by the local government from time to time; and
       (b)       pay the approved fee as fixed from time to time by the local government under section 344C of the Act at the time of making each application for renewal.

Notification upon sale or transfer
8.1.6 If the owner of a lodging house sells or transfers, or agrees to sell or transfer, the lodging house to another person, he or she shall, within 14 days of the date of sale, transfer or agree to give to the local government, in the form approved by the local government from time to time, written notice of the full name, address and occupation of the person to whom the lodging house has been, or is to be, sold or transferred.

Revocation of registration
8.1.7
    (1)  Subject to subclause (3), the local government may, at any time, revoke the registration of a lodging house for any reason which, in the opinion of the local government, justifies the revocation.
    (2)  Without limiting the generality of subclause (1), the local government may revoke a registration upon any one or more of the following grounds;
       (a)  that the lodging house has not, to the satisfaction of the local government, been kept free from vectors of disease or remained in a clean and sanitary condition;
       (b)  that the keeper has;
          (i)  been convicted of an offence against this local law in respect of the lodging house;
          (ii)  not complied with a requirement of this Part; or
          (iii)  not complied with a condition of registration;
       (c)       that the local government, having regard to a report from the Police, is satisfied that the keeper or manager is not a fit and proper person; and
       (d)       that by reason of alterations or additions or neglect to repair and renovate, the condition of the lodging house is such as to render it, in the opinion of the local government, unfit to remain registered.

    (3)  Before revoking the registration of a lodging house under this local law, the local government shall give notice to the keeper requiring him or her, within a time specified in the notice, to show cause, why the registration should not be revoked.
    (4)  Whenever the local government revokes the registration of a lodging house, it