9Who may apply to be accredited?

9 Who may apply to be accredited? S. 9(1) substituted by No. 34/2022 s. 7(1). (1) A person may apply to the ESC to— (a) be an accredited person; or (b) renew the person's accreditation as an accredited person. S. 9(2) amended by No. 34/2022 s. 7(2)(a). (2) An application for the grant or renewal of accreditation must— (a) be made in a form and manner required by the ESC; and (b) contain any information required by the ESC which the ESC considers necessary for the purposes of the VEET scheme; and S. 9(2)(ba) inserted by No. 34/2022 s. 7(2)(b). (ba) include a declaration that the applicant is, for the purposes of accreditation— S. 9(2)(bb) inserted by No. 34/2022 s. 7(2)(b). (bb) include the prescribed activities or class of prescribed activities for which accreditation is sought; and S. 9(2)(bc) inserted by No. 34/2022 s. 7(2)(b). (bc) in the case of an applicant who has been an accredited person within the 12 months prior to the application, include a declaration and a report as to each of the following matters— (i) the person's compliance with any CPD obligations; (ii) the person's compliance with any conditions or restrictions of the accredited person's accreditation; (iii) the prescribed activities (if any) undertaken by the person in the current accreditation period. This may include the details of any periods in which the person did not undertake any prescribed activities. (c) be accompanied by any documents required by the ESC which the ESC considers necessary for the purposes of deciding whether to approve the application; and (d) be accompanied by any relevant fee fixed under section 73. (3) If required by the ESC under section 10, the applicant must provide to the ESC— (a) evidence of the kind referred to in section 10(1); and (b) an undertaking referred to in section 10(2). S. 9(4) inserted by No. 34/2022 s. 7(3). (4) If required by the ESC under section 10A, an applicant for renewal of accreditation must provide to the ESC evidence to support the applicant's declaration that the applicant is, for the purposes of accreditation— (a) a fit and proper person; and (b) a competent and capable person. S. 9A inserted by No. 34/2022 s. 8.