Renewal of certificate of compliance
9.—(1)  An application for the renewal of a certificate of compliance in respect of the fire and rescue management system of an amusement ride shall —
(a)be made by the holder of the operating permit for the amusement ride not later than 2 months before the expiry of the certificate of compliance;
(b)be submitted to the Commissioner of Civil Defence in such form and manner as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may require, together with —
(i)a certification by a competent person who has inspected the amusement ride not more than 2 months before the date of submission of the application that the amusement ride complies with the fire safety requirements applicable to it;
(ii)the emergency response plan for the amusement ride, prepared by the operator in accordance with the guidelines for an emergency response plan;
(iii)a report on the composition, equipping, training and protocols of the company emergency response team for the amusement ride, prepared by the operator in accordance with the guidelines for a company emergency response team; and
(iv)a report on the training and protocols of the fire and rescue coordinator appointed for the amusement ride prepared by the operator, setting out such details as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may specify; and
(c)be accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule.
(2)  Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1) (including an application re-submitted under sub-paragraph (b)(iii)), the Commissioner of Civil Defence may inspect or test the amusement ride in respect of which the application has been made, or cause such amusement ride to be inspected or tested, and thereafter —
(a)subject to paragraph (3), renew the certificate of compliance —
(i)in such form or manner as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may determine; and
(ii)subject to such conditions as the Commissioner of Civil Defence thinks fit to impose;
(b)in writing direct the operator, at the operator’s own expense and within the time specified in the direction, to —
(i)make such modifications as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may require to the fire and rescue management system (including the carrying out of any fire and rescue management works);
(ii)take such measures as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may specify for the purpose of ensuring that the fire and rescue management system will comply with the requirements under these Regulations; and
(iii)re-submit the application for the renewal of the certificate of compliance upon having made such modifications or taken such measures; or
(c)refuse to renew the certificate of compliance, in which case the Commissioner of Civil Defence shall, if requested by the operator, state in writing the reasons for the refusal.
(3)  The Commissioner of Civil Defence shall not renew a certificate of compliance unless the Commissioner of Civil Defence is satisfied that —
(a)the amusement ride in respect of which the renewal of the certificate of compliance is sought has been inspected and certified by a competent person under paragraph (1)(b)(i), and the amusement ride complies with the fire safety requirements;
(b)the emergency response plan for the amusement ride satisfies the minimum requirements in the guidelines for an emergency response plan;
(c)the company emergency response team for the amusement ride —
(i)has been appointed, equipped and trained in accordance with the minimum requirements in the guidelines for a company emergency response team; and
(ii)is at all times competent and operationally ready to execute the emergency response plan for the amusement ride in the event of an adverse incident; and
(d)there is appointed a fire and rescue coordinator in accordance with regulation 11, who is trained and competent to carry out the duties in regulation 12.
(4)  If any direction given by the Commissioner of Civil Defence under paragraph (2)(b) is not complied with within the time specified in that direction, or such further period as he may allow, the Commissioner of Civil Defence may dismiss the application.