9.—(1) Any person wishing to have transport equipment tested shall, at least 28 days before the date on which such person proposes that the test should take place, make an application for that purpose to a qualified person, and any person wishing to have transport equipment examined shall, at least 14 days before such person proposes that the examination should take place, make an application for that purpose to a qualified person.
(2) Every such application shall be made on a form approved by the Secretary of State, and shall contain the particulars required by that form.
(3) Every test of transport equipment shall be carried out at a designated station by or under the direction of a qualified person and in accordance with the relevant provisions of ATP, Annex 1, Appendix 2.
(4) Every examination of transport equipment shall be carried out by or under the direction of a qualified person at a place (whether a designated station or not) approved for that purpose by that person and in accordance with the relevant provisions of ATP, Annex 1, Appendix 2.