(1) If the Secretary is not satisfied that the registration criteria set out in section 47 have been met, the Secretary may refuse to register the applicant as a registered community health centre.
(2) The Secretary must give the applicant a written statement of the reasons for the decision to refuse to register it as a registered community health centre.
(3) A statement of reasons must be given to the applicant within 28 days after the Secretary refuses to register the applicant as a registered community health centre.
S. 51 substituted by No. 79/2008 s. 8.