16   Application for registration and determination of application

(1)  An application for registration (including registration as a specialist) shall:

(a)  be made to the Board as prescribed,

(b)  be supported by such evidence as the Board may require, and

(c)  be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2)  The Board shall consider and determine any such application.

(3)  The Board may refuse any such application if, in the opinion of the Board:

(a)  the applicant is not entitled to be registered as requested in the application, or

(b)  any ground exists on which the applicant’s name, if the applicant were so registered, might be removed from the register of veterinary surgeons or register of specialists.

(4)  If the Board refuses any such application, the Board shall cause the applicant to be given notice of its refusal and the reasons for its refusal.