56Accreditation authority—meaning

#### 56 Accreditation authority—meaning 56 Accreditation authority—meaning > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, an accreditation authority means a body corporate for the time being approved by the Secretary under this Part to exercise the functions of an accreditation authority. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 110 provides that the Secretary may exercise the functions of an accreditation authority. > > > (2) A reference in this Act to an accreditation authority, with respect to any function of an accreditation authority, includes a reference to a body corporate approved by the Secretary to exercise the functions of an accreditation authority only if the accreditation authority is approved to exercise the function concerned. > > > (3) An accreditation authority that grants an accreditation to a person under this Act is the regulating accreditation authority with respect to that accreditation. > > > (4) The Secretary may, in writing, direct an accreditation authority to be the regulating accreditation authority with respect to an existing accreditation on and from a specified day and on that day— > > > > > (a) the accreditation authority becomes the regulating accreditation authority with respect to that accreditation for the remaining period of that accreditation, and > > > > > (b) the accreditation authority that was the regulating accreditation authority with respect to that accreditation immediately before that day ceases to be the regulating accreditation authority. > > > (5) A direction of the Secretary under this section may specify particular accreditations or all accreditations belonging to a particular class.