The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Substitution of regulation 8 (certification and evaluation bodies: stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment)

9.  For regulation 8 substitute—

“Appointment of certification, evaluation and attestation bodies

8.— (1) The Secretary of State may appoint, after consulting the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, such person and on such terms as the Secretary of State thinks fit to be—

(a) for the purposes of Commission Regulation 304/2008—

(i) a certification body for the purposes of Article 5 (personnel certificates);

(ii) an evaluation body for the purposes of Article 5;

(iii) a certification body for the purposes of Article 8 (company certificates);

(b) for the purposes of Commission Regulation 306/2008—

(i) a certification body;

(ii) an evaluation body;

(c) for the purposes of Commission Regulation 307/2008, an attestation body;

(d) for the purposes of Commission Regulation 2015/2066—

(i) a certification body;

(ii) an evaluation body;

(e) in relation to Commission Regulation 2015/2067—

(i) a certification body for the purposes of Article 4 (certificates for natural persons);

(ii) an evaluation body for the purposes of Article 4;

(iii) a certification body for the purposes of Article 6 (company certificates).

(2) The Secretary of State may charge such fees as the Secretary of State considers will enable the recovery of any reasonable expenses incurred in reviewing an application to be appointed under paragraph (1).

(3) The Secretary of State may, after consulting the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, decide to terminate the appointment of a person appointed under paragraph (1) by giving that person notice of the decision, with reasons, in writing.”.