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11. Grounds for refusal of certificate of suitability of premises.

(1) A certificate of suitability of premises may be refused on any one or more of the following grounds and on no other ground whatsoever, that is to say: -

(a) that the applicant is neither a licensed bookmaker nor the holder of a certificate of personal fitness;

(b) that the applicant is not the proprietor of the premises;

(c) that the premises are in close proximity to a place of worship, a religious institution, a school, an employment exchange, a factory or works, or other similar place in or near which large numbers of persons congregate, or are situate in a residential area;

(d) that the premises are in close proximity to premises known to be resorted to habitually by evilly-disposed persons;

(e) that the premises communicate internally with other premises;

(f) that the premises had previously been registered in the register of bookmaking offices kept under this Act or under the Betting Act, 1926, and had been removed from that register pursuant to an order of the court;

(g) tha

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