(1) The maximum period for the registration of a certifying agency for a particular category of registration shall be five years or such lesser period as the Commission deems fit. 

 

(2) A registered certifying agency shall apply for renewal of its registration to the Commission at least ninety days before the expiry of any category of registration for which it is registered. 

[Am. P.U.(A) 261/2001]

 

(3) The Commission shall renew the category of registration of a registered certifying agency if the Commission is satisfied that - 

 

(a) the registered certifying agency complies with any of the categories of registration; and 

 

(b) the registered certifying agency has paid the prescribed fee.