(1) Where the Licensing Authority refuses to register an instructor or a driving school, the Licensing Authority shall give notice to the applicant in writing of the decision to refuse and the grounds for refusal within twenty-eight days of the decision.

(2) Where the Licensing Authority gives notice under subsection (1),

(a) the applicant may, within the period of twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the notice is given, make representations to the Licensing Authority,

(b) the Licensing Authority shall not refuse the application until after the expiration of that period, and

(c) the Licensing Authority shall take into consideration any representations made by the applicant within that period before deciding whether or not to refuse the application.

(3) A decision to refuse an application shall take effect,

(a) where no appeal is brought against the decision, within the time limited for the appeal, on the expiration of that time;

(b) where an appeal is brought and is withdrawn or struck out, on the day of the withdrawal or striking out of the appeal; or