20Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

20 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

20 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation

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

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

(b) the person does not satisfy the eligibility requirements in the scheme rules, or

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

(d) for an individual—a person with whom the person is in partnership in connection with a business that provides or proposes to provide contestable network services is not a fit and proper person to be involved in providing contestable network services, or

(e) for a body corporate—a director or person involved in the management of the body corporate is not a fit and proper person to be involved in providing contestable network services, or

(f) the person has contravened a condition of the accreditation, or

(g) the person was accredited on the basis of false or misleading information, or

(h) the person failed to disclose or give required information when applying for accreditation, or

(i) the person has been convicted of an offence against—

(i) the Act or the regulations under the Act, or

(ii) the Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017 or a regulation under that Act, to the extent that Act or regulation relates to electricity, or

(j) it is necessary to do so on other grounds relating to—

(i) the safety of the work carried out, or

(ii) public safety.

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

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

(b) give the person a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Secretary about the proposed suspension or cancellation, and