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Application Fee.—(1) Every application for registration under rule 4 shall be accompanied by an application fee of :— (a) Rs. 2000.00 for Genetic Counselling Centre; (b) Rs. 3000.00 for Genetic Laboratory; (c) Rs. 3000.00 for Genetic Clinic; and (d) Rs. 4000.00 for an institute, hospital, nursing home, or any place providing jointly the services of a Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory and Genetic Clinic or any combination of such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic. (2) The application fee shall be paid by a demand draft drawn in favour of the Appropriate Authority, on any scheduled bank located at the headquarters of the Appropriate Authority. 6, Certificate of registration.—(1) Tho Appro- priate Authority shall, after making fuoh enquiry and after satisfying itself that the applicant has com- plied with all the requirements, plpxe the applicatior before the Advisory Committee for its advice. (2) Having regard to the advice of the Advisory Committee the Appropriate Authority shall grant a certificate of registration, in duplicate, in Form B to the applicant. One copy of the certificate of registration shall bo displayed by the registered Gene- tic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic at a conspicuous place at its place of business. Provided that tlw Appropriate Authority may grant a certificate of registration to a Genetic Labo- ratory or a Genetic Clinic to conduct one or more specified pre-natal diagnostic tests or procedures, depending on the availability of place, equipment and qualified employees, and standards maintained by such laboratory or clinic. (3) If, after enquiry and after giving an oppor- tunity of being heard to the applicant and having regard to the advice of the Advisory Committee, the Appropriate Authority is satisfied that the applicant has not complied with the requirements of the Act and these rules, it shall, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, reject the application for registration and communicate such rejection to the applicant as specified in Form C. (4) An enquiry under sub-rule d), including ins- pection at the premises of the Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic, shall, 19 be earned out only after due notice is given to the applicant by the Appropriate Authority. (5) Grant of certificate of registration or rejection of application for registration shall be communi- cated to the applicant as specified in Form B or Form C, as the case may be, wiihin a period of ninety days from the date of receipt of application for registration. (6) The certificate of registration shall be non- transferable. In the event of change of ownership or change of management or on ceasing to function as a Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic, both copies of the certificate of registration shall be surrendered to the Appropriate Authority. (7) In the event of change of ownership or change of management of the Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic, the new owner or manager of such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic shall apply afresh for grant of certificate of regis- tration.