20The Registrar may refuse to issue a live lobster holding facility licence under subsection 19(1) if
(a)
the Registrar is of the opinion that it is not in the public interest to issue the licence having regard to any factor that, in his or her opinion, is relevant to determining the public interest, or
(b)
within 3 years before the date the Registrar receives the application to issue the licence, the applicant has been convicted of an offence
(i)
under this Act or the regulations, or
(ii)
under an Act prescribed by regulation or the regulations under that Act.
20The Registrar may refuse to issue a live lobster holding facility licence under subsection 19(1) if
(a)
the Registrar is of the opinion that it is not in the public interest to issue the licence having regard to any factor that, in his or her opinion, is relevant to determining the public interest, or
(b)
within 3 years before the date the Registrar receives the application to issue the licence, the applicant has been convicted of an offence
(i)
under this Act or the regulations, or
(ii)
under an Act prescribed by regulation or the regulations under that Act.