Approved persons34

1

The appropriate Agency may approve a person listed in paragraph (2) for the purposes of—

a

in relation to a producer, issuing certificates of compliance and signing the form referred to in regulation 7(4)(c) or (ca) or 19(2) (as the case may be);

b

in relation to the operator of a scheme, signing the form referred to in regulation 14(3)(c) or the statement referred to in regulation 22(4).

2

A person listed is, where the relevant person—

a

is an individual, that individual;

b

is a partnership, a partner;

c

is a company registered in Great Britain, a director or company secretary of that company;

d

is an unincorporated body, an individual who has control or management of that body; or

e

does not have a registered office in Great Britain, an individual who has control or management of the relevant person.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (2), the “relevant person” means a producer or the operator of a scheme (as the case may be).