Issuing the designation certificate
3.—(1) Where—
(a)an application has been made under paragraph 2;
(b)the applicant has paid any fee charged by virtue of paragraph 4(1); and
(c)the Regulator is satisfied that the requirements of regulation 15(2) are met with respect to the switching service to which the application relates;
the Regulator may issue a designation certificate declaring the switching service to be an alternative arrangement (and identifying the operator of that switching service).
(2) A designation certificate must state the date on which it comes into effect.
(3) Where the Regulator refuses an application for a designation certificate, it must give the applicant a written notice to that effect stating the reasons for the refusal and the right of appeal provided for in paragraph 12.