(1)  In this regulation –

reasonable period means a period of at least 7 days allowed by the Secretary.

(2)  A corporation or other person wishing to organise a shot-firing course may apply to the Secretary for the accreditation of that course.

(3)  A natural person wishing or required to train anyone in shot-firing of any category may apply to the Secretary for accreditation as a shot-firing instructor.

(4)  An application must be in accordance with regulation 113 .

(5)  The Secretary may –

(a) refuse an application; or

(b) approve an application on the conditions, if any, that the Secretary thinks fit (the accreditation conditions ).

(6)  If the application is refused, the Secretary is to notify the applicant as soon as practicable of –

(a) the refusal; and

(b) the reasons for the refusal; and

(c) the right of review.

(7)  If the application is approved unconditionally, the Secretary is to do the following as soon as practicable:

(a) accredit the shot-firing course or shot-firing instructor;

(b) issue the applicant with a certificate of accreditation.

(8)  The certificate of accreditation is to be in the approved form but it must specify the category of shot-firing the accreditation is valid for.

(9)  If the application is approved conditionally, the following provisions apply:

(a) the Secretary is to notify the applicant as soon as practicable of the approval and the proposed accreditation conditions;

(b) if, within a reasonable period, the applicant agrees to the proposed accreditation conditions (or, failing that, the Secretary and the applicant are able to agree on modified accreditation conditions) the Secretary is to –

(i) accredit the shot-firing course or shot-firing instructor; and

(ii) issue the applicant with a certificate of accreditation; and

(iii) inform such other persons of the matter as the Secretary thinks fit;

(c) if, within a reasonable period, the applicant does not agree to the proposed accreditation conditions (or the Secretary and the applicant are unable to agree on modified accreditation conditions) the application is taken to have been refused at the end of that period and the procedure set out in subregulation (6) is to be followed.