22.—(1) The Authority may reject an accreditation application if—
(a)the Authority is not satisfied that the accreditation application has been properly made in accordance with regulation 17;
(b)the Authority is not satisfied that the plant meets the eligibility criteria;
(c)the Authority has reason to believe that one or more of the applicable ongoing obligations will not be complied with; or
(d)subject to paragraph (2), information requested by the Authority is not provided within the time limit specified in regulation 19.
(2) The Authority must not reject an accreditation application on the basis that information has not been provided in accordance with regulation 19(c) if—
(a)the applicant contacted the Authority before the 28 day period expired—
(i)stating that the information sought is not yet available;
(ii)stating that the information cannot be provided; or
(iii)providing alternative information; and
(b)fewer than three months have passed since the date of the first notice in which the Authority requested the information.
(3) Where the Authority decides to reject an accreditation application it must notify the applicant that the application has been rejected, giving reasons.