11Application for renewal of approval

11 Application for renewal of approval

11 Application for renewal of approval

(1) For the purposes of section 17 (1) of the Act, the Secretary may renew a model approval on application by the model approval holder on or after the expiry of the model approval, but only if the Secretary is satisfied that the design, material and construction of the current model is not significantly different from that of the model for which the approval was granted.

(2) A model approval may—

(a) be renewed more than once, and

(b) extend to both the original approval and any modifications to the approval that were previously granted.

(3) The application must—

(a) be in the form approved by the Secretary, and

(b) be lodged with the Secretary no later than 1 month before the model approval is due to expire, and

(c) be accompanied by the relevant fee for the application, and

(d) in the case of a model of electrical article that is a declared electrical article—be accompanied by evidence that electrical articles of that model comply with any class specification to the extent that the specification applies to those articles, and any model specification that applies to those articles, and

(e) in the case of a model of electrical article that is not a declared electrical article—be accompanied by evidence that electrical articles of that model comply with any specification or requirement prescribed by this Regulation for the purposes of section 8 (2) (b) (iii) or (iv) of the Act that applies to those articles, and

(f) be accompanied by a declaration as to whether the model has been modified since the model approval was given or previously renewed (as the case may be), and

(g) be accompanied by a sample article of the model, and

(h) be accompanied by any other documents and particulars (including, for example, the drawings and manufacturing specifications in accordance with which electrical articles of the model are, or are to be, constructed) that the Secretary may require.

(4) The Secretary may waive any of the requirements of subclause (3) (other than subclause (3) (f)) in respect of an application if the Secretary considers that the requirement is inappropriate to that application.