The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015

Discharge of an enforcement undertakingU.K.

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20.—(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that an enforcement undertaking has been complied with, the Secretary of State must issue a certificate to that effect.

(2) The Secretary of State may require the person who has given the undertaking to provide sufficient information to determine that the undertaking has been complied with.

(3) The person who gave the undertaking may at any time apply for such a certificate.

(4) The Secretary of State must decide whether to issue such a certificate, and give written notice of the decision to the applicant, within 14 days of such an application.

(5) The person to whom the notice is given may appeal against a decision not to issue a certificate on the grounds that the decision was—

(a)based on an error of fact;

(b)wrong in law;

(c)unfair or unreasonable;

(d)wrong for any other reason.