S.L. 65.15 Art. 9Authorisation.

(1) Where an application has been made in accordance with regulation 8, the Authority shall make such investigations and carry out such inspections as are reasonably required to ensure conformity with the specifications for testing equipment as specified in the Fourth Schedule as well as conformity with the specifications for testing stations as specified in the Fifth Schedule, and the Authority shall inform the applicant by notice in writing, by not later than twenty working days from receipt of all the relevant documents, of the Authority’s decision and, where the application is refused, it shall state the reasons therefor: Provided that where circumstances necessitate an extension for consideration of an application, such period may be extended once by the Authority for a further period not exceeding ten working days in addition to the above period and the applicant shall be notified of the extension, its duration and the reasons therefor.

(2) Where the Authority has not taken a decision within the prescribed period or extended period referred to in this regulation, the application shall be deemed to have been decided in favour of the applicant.

(3) Any authorisation granted by the Authority may not be assigned or transferred in any way whatsoever to any other person, and any such assignment or transfer to any other person shall be considered null and void and constitute sufficient grounds for the Authority to cancel that authorisation.