An application for registration shall be made to the council of the county or county borough in which the home is situate, and shall be accompanied by a fee of five shillings.
The certificate of registration issued in respect of a nursing home shall be kept affixed in a conspicuous place in the home and, if default is made in complying with this subsection, the person carrying on the home shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds and to a further fine not exceeding forty shillings for each day on which the offence continues after conviction therefor.