A. If an agent registered under this act¹ terminates employment by or association with a broker-dealer or issuer, or if an investment adviser representative registered under this act terminates employment by or association with an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser, or if either registrant terminates activities that require registration as an agent or investment adviser representative, the broker-dealer, issuer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser shall promptly file a notice of termination. If the registrant learns that the broker-dealer, issuer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser has not filed the notice, the registrant may do so.

B. If an agent registered under this act terminates employment by or association with a broker-dealer registered under this act and begins employment by or association with another broker-dealer registered under this act; or if an investment adviser representative registered under this act terminates employment by or association with an investment adviser registered under this act; or a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice under Section 1-405 of this title, and begins employment by or association with another investment adviser registered under this act or a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice under Section 1-405 of this title; then upon the filing by or on behalf of the registrant, within thirty (30) days after the termination, of an application for registration that complies with the requirement of subsection A of Section 1-406 of this title, and payment of the filing fee required under Section 1-612 of this title, the registration of the agent or investment adviser representative, is:

C. The Administrator may withdraw the temporary registration if there are or were grounds for discipline under Section 1-411 of this title and the Administrator does so within thirty (30) days after the filing of the application. If the Administrator does not withdraw the temporary registration within the 30 day period, registration becomes automatically effective on the 31st day after filing.

D. The Administrator may prevent the effectiveness of a transfer of an agent or investment adviser representative under paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection B of this section based on the public interest and the protection of investors.

E. If the Administrator determines that a registrant or applicant for registration is no longer in existence or has ceased to act as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative, or is the subject of an adjudication of incapacity or is subject to the control of a committee, conservator, or guardian, or cannot reasonably be located, a rule adopted or order issued under this act may require the registration be canceled or terminated or the application denied. The Administrator may reinstate a canceled or terminated registration, with or without hearing, and may make the registration retroactive.