5.—(1) Subject to section 3(6) of the 1989 Act, a regulation authority may refuse an application for regiostration or for the renewal of a registration if, and only if—
(a)there has, in relation to that application, been a contravention of any of the requirements of regulation 4; or
(b)the applicant or another relevant person has been convicted of a prescribed offence and, in the opinion of the authority, it is undesireable for the applicant to be authorised to transport controlled waste.
(2) Where a regulation authority decide to refuse an application for registration, the authority shall give notice to the applicant informing him that his application is refused and of the reasons for their decision.
(3) If an appeal is made under section 4(1) of the 1989 Act in accordance with these Regulations, the regulation authority shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, make appropriate entries in their register indicating when the appeal was made and the result of the appeal.
(4) If no such appeal is made, the regulation authority shall, as soon as reasonably practicable make an appropriate entry in their register indicating that the application has not been accepted and that no appeal has been made.
(5) A regulation authority may remove an entry made under paragraph (3) or (4) at any time more than six years after the application in question was made.