2.—(1) Where an application of a description falling within Article 123B(1) of the 1991 Order has been made, a request may be made to the Secretary of State for him to certify that the application is one to which Article 123B of the 1991 Order applies.
(2) A request may be made by either—
(a)the person who has made the application mentioned in paragraph (1); or
(b)a person who objects to that application.
(3) A request must contain the information required by paragraph (4) or (5) as the case may be.
(4) In the case of a request by a person falling within paragraph (2)(a), the required information is—
(a)a copy of the application referred to in paragraph (1);
(b)a written explanation of—
(i)the grounds on which he considers the certificate should be issued; and
(ii)the information relating to the matters described in Article 123B(1)(a) of the 1991 Order, public disclosure of which would, in his view, be contrary to the public interest.
(5) In the case of a request by a person falling within paragraph (2)(b), the required information is a written explanation of—
(a)the grounds on which he considers the certificate should be issued; and
(b)the information relating to the matters described in Article 123B(1)(a) of the 1991 Order, public disclosure of which would, in his view, be contrary to the public interest.