PART 2 SCertificates of competence

Refusal of a certificate or temporary certificate S

12.—(1) The competent authority must, by notice in writing, refuse to grant a certificate or temporary certificate if satisfied that the applicant—

(a) has failed to meet any of the conditions in regulation 8 or 10, as the case may be; or

(b) is not a fit and proper person to hold a certificate or temporary certificate.

(2) The notice must—

(a) give reasons for the refusal; and

(b) give details of the right of appeal against the decision.