S.L. 234.37 Art. 3Authorisation of organisations or bodies of surveyors.

(1) For the purposes of article 367(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to organisations or bodies of surveyors, the Minister shall only authorise organisations or bodies of surveyors which are recognised organisations: Provided further that the Minister may authorise a private body having sufficient expertise and qualified personnel to carry out specified work on radio-communication and to issue on behalf of the Government of Malta the cargo ship safety radio certificate.

(2) Subject to sub-regulation (4) and to regulations 4 and 5, the Minister shall in principle not refuse to authorise a recognised organisation: Provided that the Minister may restrict the number of authorised recognised organisations in accordance with the requirements for the administration of the Act, provided there are transparent and objective grounds for so doing.

(3) The Minister may refuse to authorise a recognised organisation located in a State outside the European Union if that State does not grant reciprocal treatment for recognised organisations which are located in the European Union.

(4) The Minister may suspend or withdraw the authorisation of a recognised organisation in accordance with article 8 of Directive 2009/15/EC.

(5) This regulation does not concern the certification of specific items of marine equipment.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation, ''located'' refers to the place of the registered office, central administration or principal place of business of an organisation.