(1) An audit team leader must comply with the following requirements in relation to a particular audited body unless the audit team leader has been exempted from the requirements of this regulation under regulation 6.71 in respect of the audited body.
(2) The audit team leader must not, in relation to a particular audited body, be the audit team leader for more than 5 consecutive Part 6 audits of the same kind carried out in relation to the audited body.
(3) Between each set of 5 consecutive Part 6 audits of the same kind carried out in relation to a particular audited body there must be at least 2 successive Part 6 audits of that kind carried out in relation to the audited body for which the audit team leader was not the audit team leader.
(4) The audit team leader must ensure that the professional members of the audit team are eligible to participate in the audit.
(5) The audit team leader may apply under regulation 6.71 for the exemption referred to in subregulation (1).