(a) (1) The Board may adopt regulations to:
(i) require that each office maintained in the State for the practice of accounting by an individual accountant or partnership or corporate permit holder be registered every 2 years with the Board by the individual, partnership, or corporation; and
(ii) set the procedure to carry out the registration.
(2) The Board may not charge a fee for any registration required under this section.
(b) If a licensee or a permit holder fails to register any office as required by a regulation adopted under subsection (a) of this section, the license or permit shall:
(1) be suspended automatically; and
(2) remain suspended until the licensee or permit holder complies with the registration requirements adopted under this section.