9. Application to authorised certificate issuer for trade information certificate

This regulation applies in relation to an authorised certificate issuer authorised to issue any trade information certificate of a class, description or type in respect of goods of a class, description or type.

An application for a trade information certificate mentioned in paragraph (1) must —

be made to the authorised certificate issuer in the form and manner determined by the authorised certificate issuer; and

be accompanied by an application fee determined by the authorised certificate issuer, and paid in any manner and by any method determined by the authorised certificate issuer.

The authorised certificate issuer may require an applicant to provide any information or document that the authorised certificate issuer may require for the purpose of the authorised certificate issuer issuing the trade information certificate. (4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) and (3), the authorised certificate issuer may determine or require the application to be made, or the information or document to be submitted, in any manner that the authorised certificate issuer thinks fit.

For the purposes of paragraph (3), the authorised certificate issuer may require the applicant to furnish any number of copies of the document that the authorised certificate issuer may determine together with the original document.

The authorised certificate issuer may refund all or part of the application fee mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) in such circumstances as may be determined by the authorised certificate issuer.

This regulation applies in relation to an authorised certificate issuer authorised to issue any trade information certificate of a class, description or type in respect of goods of a class, description or type.

An application for a trade information certificate mentioned in paragraph (1) must —

be made to the authorised certificate issuer in the form and manner determined by the authorised certificate issuer; and

be accompanied by an application fee determined by the authorised certificate issuer, and paid in any manner and by any method determined by the authorised certificate issuer.

The authorised certificate issuer may require an applicant to provide any information or document that the authorised certificate issuer may require for the purpose of the authorised certificate issuer issuing the trade information certificate.

For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) and (3), the authorised certificate issuer may determine or require the application to be made, or the information or document to be submitted, in any manner that the authorised certificate issuer thinks fit.

For the purposes of paragraph (3), the authorised certificate issuer may require the applicant to furnish any number of copies of the document that the authorised certificate issuer may determine together with the original document.

The authorised certificate issuer may refund all or part of the application fee mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) in such circumstances as may be determined by the authorised certificate issuer.