(2) The Registrar may and, when so directed by the council, shall require a statement made in an application for registration or in connection with an application for registration to be supported by an affidavit. 28 Applications for registration to be referred to Council The Registrar shall refer every application for registration, together with the documents and information mentioned in subsection (1) of section twenty-seven and any report he may wish to make on the application, to the Council. 29 Procedure by Council in connection with application for registration (1) If an applicant is qualified in terms of section twenty-five and is a fit person to be registered, the Council shall direct the Registrar to register the applicant. (2) If the Council decides that an applicant is not a fit person to be registered by reason of— (a) his physical or mental health; or (b) the fact that he is not of good character or reputation; or (c) any conduct of his which, if he had been registered, would have constituted unprofessional, dishonourable or unworthy conduct; the Council shall give notice to the Registrar and the applicant in writing of its decision and of the reason for its decision. (3) If an applicant who has been notified by the Council of a decision of the Council referred to in subsection (2) fails to lodge notice with the Registrar of his intention to appeal against the decision to the Administrative Court in terms of Part VI, or, having lodged such a notice, withdraws the notice or abandons his appeal, the Registrar shall reject his application for registration and notify him in writing accordingly. 30 Provisional registration Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Part, where an application for registration has been submitted to the Registrar and it is unlikely that the Council will meet for the dispatch of business within three months of the date of submission of the application, the Registrar, in consultation with the chairman, if satisfied that the qualifications and documents or particulars submitted in terms of section twenty-seven are in accordance with the requirements of this Part, shall register the applicant on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. PART V CANCELLATION AND SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF COUNCIL 31 Disciplinary powers of Council (1) If, after due inquiry, the Council decides that a registered valuer— (a) is not a suitable person to remain registered; or (b) has been guilty of unprofessional, dishonourable or unworthy conduct or negligence in his capacity as a valuer; the Council may do one or more of the following— - 12 -