Confirmation of conformity of telecommunication equipment
20A.—(1) A licensee intending to sell telecommunication equipment for which no approval for sale is required under regulation 20(1), may make an application for confirmation by the Authority that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with standards and specifications published by the Authority under regulation 20(2)(b).
(2) The application for a confirmation of conformity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine, and shall be accompanied by —
(a)
the appropriate fee as specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
(b)
a declaration of conformity stating that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.
(3) The declaration of conformity under paragraph (2)(b) shall be based on a certification or tests of the equipment by any local or foreign body specified by the Authority.
(4) The Authority may require the applicant to submit or the applicant may voluntarily submit any result of the certification or tests referred to in paragraph (3) for evaluation by the Authority or any local or foreign certification body recognised by the Authority.
(5) The Authority may provide a confirmation of conformity of any telecommunication equipment where the applicant satisfies the requirements set out in this regulation.
(6) Where any telecommunication equipment to which a confirmation of conformity under paragraph (5) refers has been modified, the Authority may —
(a)
require the applicant of that equipment to re-submit an application for confirmation of conformity under paragraph (2) where the modification is likely to affect the equipment’s compliance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority; or
(b)
amend the existing confirmation of conformity to include the modified equipment upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and upon payment of an amendment fee of $100.