Revocation of appointment
14.—(1)  The appointment of a certifying authority may be revoked or the renewal thereof refused if the certifying authority —
(a)is in breach of any provision of these Regulations or any Code of Practice issued by the Minister;
(b)is in breach of any condition imposed by the Minister;
(c)or any person employed by the authority for the purposes of the authority’s business has been convicted of an offence the conviction for which involved a finding that the authority or any of its employees acted fraudulently or dishonestly;
(d)becomes an undischarged bankrupt or has made a composition or an arrangement with the authority’s creditors;
(e)is in the course of being wound up or liquidated or has entered into a compromise or scheme of arrangement with its creditors;
(f)has a receiver or a receiver and manager appointed to the authority;
(g)does not have sufficient persons with the qualifications and experience to perform the duties in connection with the certification for an approved process; or
(h)is guilty of improper conduct or has brought discredit to the method of certification of an approved process.
(2)  If the appointment of a certifying authority is revoked or terminated, the authority shall forthwith submit to the Minister all certificates, records and reports of the certification process.