(1)  The prescribed authority may refuse to grant or renew, or may amend, suspend or cancel, a local practising certificate if the applicant or holder –

(a) is required by section 72 (Applicant for local practising certificate – show cause event) or section 73 (Holder of local practising certificate – show cause event) to provide a written statement relating to a matter and has failed to provide a written statement in accordance with that requirement; or

(b) has provided a written statement in accordance with section 72 or section 73 but the prescribed authority does not consider that the applicant or holder has shown in the statement that, despite the show cause event concerned, he or she is a fit and proper person to hold a local practising certificate.

(2)  For the purposes of this section only, a written statement accepted by the prescribed authority under section 73(3) is taken to have been provided in accordance with section 73 .

(3)  The prescribed authority must give the applicant or holder an information notice about the decision to refuse to grant or renew, or to amend, suspend or cancel, the certificate.