Section 26, The Independent Media Commission Act, 2000. [Margin: Short title.]

(1) Upon receipt of an application for the registration of a newspaper or magazine, the Commission shall, if satisfied that— (a) the particulars contained in the application are correct and sufficient; (b) the application is accompanied by the processing fee and all other relevant documents; and (c) the provisions of this Act with regard to registration have been otherwise complied with, grant the application and inform the proprietor in writing of its decision. (2) Where the Commission grants an application it shall cause a copy of its decision to be forwarded to the Registrar-General for the registration of the proprietor in a book to be called "Register of Newspaper and Magazine Proprietors". (3) Upon the notification of the decision granting the application, the proprietor shall be entitled to obtain a certificate of registration upon the payment of the prescribed fee to the Commission. [Margin: Decision to refuse application.]