Regulation 5 Requirements for inclusion on the list of security approved air cargo agents
An application for inclusion on the list of security approved air cargo agents or an application for renewal of an existing inclusion on the list, may only be approved if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the following requirements are met—
the application includes all of the information required in accordance with regulation 4(3) and (4);
the security programme submitted in accordance with regulation 4(4)(g) is reasonable for the purposes to which Part 2 (Protection of Aircraft, Aerodromes and Air Navigation Installations Against Acts of Violence) of the 1982 Act applies;
the applicant is likely to be able to comply with any directions which may be given to them by the Secretary of State under sections 13A or 14 of the 1982 Act;
the applicant is currently, or is otherwise preparing to imminently begin, carrying on a business as an air cargo agent and air cargo is currently, or will imminently be, handled at the site to which to the application relates; and
the CAA has visited the air cargo agent or the specific site to which the application relates, in order to assess the security arrangements in place.
In determining whether the requirements in paragraph (1) have been met the Secretary of State may, in addition to any other information considered relevant, have regard to—
any report or recommendations provided by the CAA in relation to the air cargo agent or the specific site to which the application relates; and
the compliance of the applicant or of any individual named within the application with any aviation security requirements which have been previously applicable.