84Renewal of technician’s approval

84 Renewal of technician’s approval (1) An approved technician may apply to the commission for renewal of their approval not later than 1 month, and not earlier than 3 months, before the approval expires. (2) The application must be accompanied by an undertaking by the applicant to— (a) ask the police to check the applicant’s criminal record using the applicant’s fingerprints; and (b) authorise the police to report the results of the check to the (3) On application under this section, the commission must renew the approval if satisfied that it would approve the applicant if the application were an application for initial approval. (4) The renewal of the approval begins on the day after the approval being renewed expires. (5) An approval that is suspended may be renewed, but the renewed approval is suspended until the end of the suspension.