Regulation 9

The Authority shall not grant an application made under regulation 5 unless the Authority is satisfied that the contractor appointed by the applicant is a fit and proper person to be entrusted with the carrying out of any works on a public street.

Where the Authority is satisfied that the contractor appointed by the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be entrusted with the carrying out of any works on a public street, the Authority may refuse to grant its approval for the carrying out of the works unless the applicant appoints another contractor to carry out the works.

If upon having granted an application made under regulation 5 the Authority becomes cognisant of any fact which establishes to its satisfaction that the contractor appointed by the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be entrusted with the carrying out of any works on a public street, the Authority may, by notice to the applicant —

For the purpose of establishing that a contractor is not a fit and proper person to be entrusted with the carrying out of any works on a public street, the Authority shall award against a contractor who has, in the course of carrying out any works on any public street for any person, committed any of the defaults as set out in the first column of the Schedule the number of demerit points set out in the second column thereof.

Any demerit points awarded under paragraph (4) shall take effect from the date of the commission of the default.

The Authority shall notify a contractor of any demerit points awarded against him under this regulation.

For the purpose of this regulation, any contractor who has, within any one calendar month, been awarded a total number of 200 or more demerit points shall be deemed to be a person who is not fit and proper to be entrusted with the carrying out of any works on any public street.