Section 51 — Application and grant of certificate of registration.

51. Application and grant of certificate of registration.—(1) Every application for a certificate of 

registration shall be made to the competent authority in such form and in such manner as may be 

prescribed by the State Government.  

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(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the competent authority shall make such 

enquiries as it may deem fit and on being satisfied that the applicant has complied with the requirements 

of this Act and the rules made thereunder, it shall grant a certificate of registration to the applicant within 

a period of ninety days of receipt of application and if not satisfied, the competent authority shall, by 

order, refuse to grant the certificate applied for: 

Provided that before making any order refusing to grant a certificate, the competent authority shall 

give the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard and every order of refusal to grant a certificate 

shall be communicated to the applicant in writing. 

(3) No certificate of registration shall be granted under sub-section (2) unless the institution with 

respect to which an application has been made is in a position to provide such facilities and meet such 

standards as may be prescribed by the State Government. 

(4) The certificate of registration granted under sub-section (2),— 

(a) shall, unless revoked under section 52 remain in force for such period as may be prescribed by 

the State Government; 

(b) may be renewed from time to time for a like period; and 

(c) shall be in such form and shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the State 

Government. 

(5) An application for renewal of a certificate of registration shall be made not less than sixty days 

before the expiry of the period of validity. 

(6) A copy of the certificate of registration shall be displayed by the institution in a conspicuous 

place. 

(7) Every application made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (5) shall be disposed of by the 

competent authority within such period as may be prescribed by the State Government.