Applicant to be heard before order made

(1) Before making an order under this Act refusing an application for registration or an order cancelling any registration, the Council shall give to the applicant or to the person registered, as the case may be, not less than fourteen days’ notice of its intention to make such an order, and every such notice shall state the grounds on which the Council intends to make the order, and such notice shall contain an intimation that, if within fourteen days after the receipt of the notice the applicant or the person registered informs the Council in writing that he desires to do so, the Council will before making the order give him an opportunity of being heard on the matter either in person or by a representative, why the order should not be made. (2) Where the Council makes an order in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, it shall cause to be served on the applicant, or the person registered, as the case may be, a copy of that order.