International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act, 1987
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Certificates of compliance, certification plates and designated marks. |
7.—(1) The Minister may make regulations to provide for— | |
(a) the issue, in respect of transport equipment examined and tested in accordance with regulations made under section 5 and found to comply with the prescribed standards, of a certificate of compliance or a plate corresponding to such a certificate (in this Act referred to as a “certification plate”); | ||
(b) the refusal of a certificate of compliance or certification plate where the transport equipment is found not to comply with the prescribed standards; | ||
(c) the period of validity, renewal or cancellation of the certificate of compliance or certification plate; | ||
(d) the designation of marks (in this Act referred to as “designated marks”) to be affixed to transport equipment in respect of which a certificate of compliance or a certification plate has been issued; | ||
(e) the recognition for the purposes of this Act of certificates of compliance or certification plates issued, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, in conformity with ATP by any Contracting Party or, before such commencement, by any person recognised in that behalf by the Minister. | ||
(2) The Minister may, for the purposes of regulations under this section, appoint persons (in this Act referred to as “certifying authorities”) to issue, renew, cancel or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of compliance or a certification plate and may revoke any such appointment at any time. | ||
(3) Where a certifying authority cancels or refuses to issue or renew any such certificate or plate the aggrieved person may appeal to the Minister. The decision of the Minister on any such appeal shall be final. | ||
(4) The Minister may make regulations specifying the manner in which and the time within which appeals may be brought under subsection (3). | ||
(5) Every certifying authority shall keep such records and furnish such information to the Minister as he may prescribe or require for the purposes of this Act. |