Section 22 - Electricity Supply (Safety and Network Management) Regulation 2014 - Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

22Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

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22 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

(1) The Secretary may suspend or cancel a person’s accreditation if the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) the person is not competent to provide the class of contestable services for which the person is accredited, or

(b) the person no longer satisfies requirements specified in the Scheme Rules relating to eligibility for accreditation, or

(c) the applicant is not a fit and proper person to provide contestable services, or

(d) in a case where the applicant is a natural person—a person with whom the person is in partnership in connection with a business that provides or proposes to provide contestable services is not a fit and proper person to be involved in the provision of contestable services, or

(e) in a case where the applicant is a body corporate—a director of, or a person concerned in the management of, the body corporate is not a fit and proper person to be involved in the provision of contestable services, or

(f) the person has contravened a condition to which the accreditation is subject, or

(g) the person was accredited on the basis of false or misleading information or a failure to disclose or provide required information, or

(h) the person has been convicted of an offence against the Act or any regulations under the Act, or the Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017 or any regulations under that Act (to the extent that Act or those regulations relate to electricity), or

(i) it is necessary to do so on any other grounds relating to the safety of the work carried out or to public safety.

(2) Before suspending or cancelling a person’s accreditation, the Secretary—

(a) must ensure that written notice of the proposed suspension or cancellation is given to the person, and

(b) must give the person a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Secretary in relation to the proposed suspension or cancellation, and

(c) must have regard to any representations so made.