25.—The Authority shall refuse to grant an application for a licence or for renewal of a licence—

(a) by or on behalf of a company, unless the application is accompanied by a certificate of the incorporation of the company, certified by the registrar of companies under section 370(1)(b) of the Companies Act 1963 and dated not earlier than 4 weeks before the date of the application, or

(b) by or on behalf of a person carrying on business under a name that is not that of the beneficial owner of the business, unless the application is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of registration of the person under the Registration of Business Names Act 1963, certified in accordance with section 16(1)(b) of that Act.