(1) Subject to this
section, the Rail Safety Regulator must give to the applicant, within the
relevant period —
(a) if
the Rail Safety Regulator is satisfied as to the matters referred to in
section 35 and, if applicable, section 36, notice in writing
granting accreditation to the applicant with or without any conditions or
restrictions; or
(b) if
the Rail Safety Regulator is not so satisfied, notice in writing refusing the
application.
(2) A notice under
subsection (1) granting an application must specify —
(a) the
prescribed details of the applicant; and
(b) the
scope and nature of the railway operations, and the manner in which they are
to be carried out, in respect of which the accreditation is granted; and
(c) any
conditions and restrictions imposed by the Rail Safety Regulator on the grant
of accreditation; and
(d) any
other prescribed information.
(3) A
notice —
(a)
under subsection (1) refusing an application, or imposing a condition or
restriction, must include —
(i)
the reasons for the decision to refuse to grant the
application or impose the condition or restriction; and
(ii)
information about the right of review under Part 7;
and
(b)
under subsection (4)(c) extending a period, must include information
about the right of review under Part 7.
(4) In this section,
the relevant period, in relation to an application, is —
(a)
6 months after the application was received by the Rail Safety Regulator;
or
(b) if
the Rail Safety Regulator requested further information, 6 months, or
such other period, as is agreed between the Rail Safety Regulator and the
applicant, after the Rail Safety Regulator receives the last information so
requested; or
(c) if
the Rail Safety Regulator, by notice in writing given to the applicant before
the expiry of the relevant 6 months, specifies another period, that
period,
whichever is the
longer.