Community certificate to be issued by competent authority.

(1) The Competent authority may, on an application made to it under section 3, satisfy itself about the genuineness or otherwise of the claim made therein and thereafter issue a community certificate within such period and in such form as may be prescribed or reject the application for reasons to be recorded in writing. A certificate in regard to community issued by any person, officer or authority other than the competent authority shall be invalid. (2) Before the issue or rejection of a certificate under sub-section (1), the competent authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.