S.L. 591.1 Art. 6

(1) The Authority shall, from time to time, and taking into account international and European Union legislation, determine the types of technologies and innovative technology arrangements to which the innovative technology arrangements certification shall apply.

(2) The Authority may determine different types and classes of innovative technology arrangements certification, including certification based on self-assessment methodologies, and set the levels of certification and elements to be assessed.

(3) The Authority may issue innovative technology arrangements certification to different innovative technology arrangements for one or more specific criteria with particular reference to: purposes, qualities, features, attributes, behaviours or aspects, as may be determined by the Authority, and which shall be specified in the ITA certification.

(4) An innovative technology arrangements certification for one or more specific purposes, qualities, features, attributes, behaviours or other aspects shall neither operate as a certification for different purposes, qualities, features, attributes, behaviours or other aspects, nor shall it bar other certifications or recognitions for other purposes, qualities, features, attributes, behaviours or other aspects.

(5) ITA certification may be issued on an in principle or conditional basis subject to the innovative technology arrangements satisfying the conditions or obligations imposed by the Authority.

(6) ITA certification issued under these regulations shall specify the details of how the innovative technology arrangements are identified and the innovative technology arrangements certification shall be given a unique number for purposes of such identification.

(7) The holder of the certified innovative technology arrangements shall post the innovative technology arrangements certification on the arrangement, in a specific location which shall be notified to the Authority, in an easily accessible and legible format in order that it can be viewed by all users of the innovative technology arrangements.

(8) When an innovative technology arrangements certification is issued in favour of an innovative technology arrangements, without specifying any elements as provided for in sub-regulation (3), it shall be presumed to refer to all parts of the innovative technology arrangements which are described as constituting the arrangement in the application, unless expressly stated otherwise, in which case it shall refer only to the specific criteria designated as the subject of the certification.

(9) Subject to the right of appeal provided for in the Act, it shall be the sole discretion of the Authority to determine whether innovative technology arrangements qualify for innovative technology arrangements certification under these regulations.

(10) The Authority may designate and make public, any international or other standards of recognition it may rely on when issuing certification under these regulations accessible through the website of the Authority.

(11) An applicant or holder of an innovative technology arrangements certification shall pay to the Authority such fees as may be prescribed by the Minister or the Authority in accordance with their powers at law in such manner as the said Minister or Authority may determine, from time to time, with the original application and subsequently upon renewal, and which shall be accessible through the website of the Authority:

Provided that, the Authority reserves the right not to prescribe any fees in terms of this sub-regulation.