Paragraph 3 Issuing the designation certificate
(1)
Where—
(a)
an application has been made under paragraph 2;
(b)
the applicant has paid any fee charged by virtue of paragraph 4(1); and
(c)
the Regulator is satisfied that the requirements of regulation 15(2) are met with respect to the switching service to which the application relates;
the Regulator may issue a designation certificate declaring the switching service to be an alternative arrangement (and identifying the operator of that switching service).
(2)
A designation certificate must state the date on which it comes into effect.
(3)
Where the Regulator refuses an application for a designation certificate, it must give the applicant a written notice to that effect stating the reasons for the refusal and the right of appeal provided for in paragraph 12.