5   Applications for accreditation

(1)  A person may apply to the Board for a certificate of accreditation or the renewal of a certificate of accreditation.

(1A)  An application for accreditation to carry out certification work only on behalf of councils may not be made except on the recommendation of a council.

(2)  An application must:

(a)  be made in a form approved by the Board, and

(b)  be accompanied by the application fee prescribed by the regulations, and

(c)  be accompanied by such documents and information as the Board requires to determine the application.

(3)  If the Board considers it necessary to do so in order to determine the application, the Board may require any or all of the following:

(a)  further documents or information to be provided by the applicant,

(b)  in the case of an applicant who is an individual, that the applicant attend an interview, undertake an oral or written examination or provide a demonstration of the applicant’s skills.

(4)  The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the making of recommendations by councils for the purposes of subsection (1A), including the form and manner of making such recommendations and the matters that are to be taken into account when making any such recommendation.