10ATime period for restoration of certificate of accreditation

10A Time period for restoration of certificate of accreditation

10A Time period for restoration of certificate of accreditation

(1) An application for the restoration of a certificate of accreditation must be made—

(a) within 3 months of the expiry of the certificate of accreditation, or

(b) within the further period determined by the Board on the application of the person seeking the restoration of the certificate of accreditation.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b), the Board may extend the period within which an application for the restoration of a certificate of accreditation may be made if the Board is satisfied that—

(a) in a case where the applicant failed to apply for renewal before the certificate of accreditation expired—the failure to apply for renewal of the certificate of accreditation before it expired was due to inadvertence, or

(b) it is just and equitable to restore the certificate of accreditation.

(3) A certificate of accreditation that has been surrendered or cancelled must not be restored.

(4) An application for the restoration of a certificate of accreditation must—

(a) be made in the approved form (if any), and

(b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations, and

(c) nominate a term of duration for the certificate of accreditation.

(5) A certificate of accreditation restored at any time is taken to have been restored on and from the day on which the certificate of accreditation expired.

(6) Subject to this section, this Act applies to an application for the restoration of a certificate of accreditation in the same way as it applies to an application for a certificate of accreditation.

(7) The Board may refuse an application for the restoration of a certificate of accreditation in the circumstances prescribed by the regulations.