S.L. 549.55 Art. 5Qualifications of personnel.

(1) All personnel involved shall:

(a) possess the minimum qualification requirements as defined by the EC Regulation. These minimum qualification requirements will take the form of a course with a duration and curriculum approved by the competent authority and European Commission respectively; and

(b) duly fill out a logbook, stating all amounts of fluorinated greenhouse gases recovered, recycled, reclaimed or destroyed during their day to day operations, together with the quantities of fluorinated greenhouse gases charged during the servicing of equipment utilising such substances. These amounts shall be specified by their weight in Kg: Provided that such amounts may also be subject to random audits by officials of the competent authority.

(2) Only natural or legal persons authorized in writing by the competent authority may conduct courses for the purposes of qualifying personnel in terms of this regulation.

(3) All personnel involved may only handle, use or trade in, whether for profit or otherwise, substances falling within the scope of the EC Regulation or in products containing such substances if they are in possession of the minimum qualification requirements as defined in sub-regulation (1).

(4) All natural or legal persons involved in the handling, use, trade, recovery, recycling, reclamation or destruction of substances falling within the scope of the EC Regulation shall:

(a) be registered with the competent authority under such conditions as may be determined by the authority from time to time; and

(b) duly fill out a logbook, stating all amounts of controlled substances recovered, recycled, reclaimed or destroyed during their day to day operations: Provided that they may also be subject to random audits by officials of the competent authority.