Section 19(3)(a) of the Act stipulates that:
| 5.7. | The Council may refuse to register an applicant: |
| i. | if the applicant has been removed from an office of trust on account of improper conduct; |
| ii. | has been convicted of an offence in the Republic, other than an offence committed prior to 27 April 1994 associated with political objectives, and was sentenced to imprisonment without an option of a fine, or, in the case of fraud, to a fine or imprisonment or both; |
| iii. | if the applicant has, subject to paragraph (b) (refers to section19(3)(b)), been convicted of an offence in a foreign country and was sentenced to imprisonment without an option of a fine, or, in the case of fraud, to a fine or imprisonment or both; |
| iv. | if the applicant is declared by the High Court to be of unsound mind or mentally disordered, or is detained under the Mental Health Act, 1973; |
| v. | for as long as the applicant is disqualified from registration as a result of any punishment imposed on him or her under the Act; |
| vi. | if the applicant is an un-rehabilitated insolvent whose insolvency was caused by his or her negligence or incompetence in performing work falling within the scope of the category in respect of which he or she is applying for registration. |
