149. PERSONS DEBARRED FROM REGISTRATION.-A person shall not be eligible for registration as a trade marks agent if he- (i) Has been adjudged by a competent Court to be of unsound mind; (ii) Is an undischarged insolvent; (iii) Being a discharged insolvent has not obtained from the Court a certificate to the effect that his insolvency was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his part; (iv) Has been convicted by a competent Court, whether within or without India of an offence punishable with transportation or imprisonment, unless the offence of which he has been convicted has Government has, by order in this behalf, removed the disability; (v) Being a legal practitioner has been held guilty of professional misconduct by any High Court in India or by any Court beyond the limits of India, or (vi) Being a chartered accountant, has been held guilty of a negligence or misconduct by a High Court.
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