(a) Whenever a certificate of registration is required by this Code, or the installer of work or equipment regulated by this Code is required to be registered, or registration is prerequisite for obtaining a permit under this Code or to engage in a specific business regulated by this Code, such registration shall be with the Commissioner of Buildings in conformity with other pertinent provisions of this Code and the provisions of this chapter, provided, however, that registration with the Commissioner of Buildings shall not be required of persons registered under the Ohio Revised Code to engage in the trade or profession authorized by such State registration, such as registered architects or registered professional engineers.
(b) Whenever registration with the Commissioner of Buildings is required by this Code as a prerequisite for engaging in specific business, or performing specific services, or installing work or equipment regulated by this Code, each person acting as an individual, and each firm or corporation, engaged in such business, supplying such services, or installing such work or equipment, shall hold a valid certificate of registration issued by the Commissioner of Buildings.
(c) Every application for registration shall state the name of the person, firm or corporation apply for registration and the name and address of the place of business or places of business of the applicant. If the applicant is a firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, the application shall contain the names and addresses of all members or officers and such other information as the Commissioner of Buildings may require, together with a certified copy of the corporation minutes or other certified evidence that the application has been duly authorized.
(d) Revocation or suspension of a certificate of registration held by a firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, shall revoke or suspend respectively, the right of such firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, and of all members or officers thereof, to engage in the business, perform the services, or install the work or equipment, authorized by such certificate.