14Cancelling registrations
The Registrar may cancel the registration of a registered auctioneer if satisfied,—
- in the case of a registered auctioneer who is an individual, that the individual is disqualified from registration (otherwise than by reason of the making of a property order under section 30 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (which relates to temporary orders)); or
- in the case of a registered auctioneer that is a company, that the company, or any person concerned in the management of the company, is disqualified from registration; or
- that the registered auctioneer was registered by reason of any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, whether made orally or in writing; or
- that any application fee for registration or annual confirmation fee has subsequently been dishonoured; or
- that the registered auctioneer has ceased to carry on business as an auctioneer; or
- that the registered auctioneer engaged a person as an auctioneer to conduct a sale on the registered auctioneer's behalf, knowing that the person is disqualified from registration.
Before cancelling a registration under this section, the Registrar must notify the registered auctioneer, and the notice must—
- set out the reasons for the proposed cancellation; and
- give the registered auctioneer the opportunity to make, within 20 working days after the date of the notice, written submissions as to why the registration should not be cancelled; and
- state the date (which must be a date after the last date on which submissions may be received) on which the cancellation is proposed to take effect.
The Registrar must consider any written submissions received.
If the Registrar decides to cancel a registration, the Registrar must give written notice to the registered auctioneer of the cancellation, the date on which it takes effect, and the reason for the cancellation.