Regulation 3 Approval of dispatch and purification centres
On and after 1st January 1993 no person shall operate any dispatch centre or purification centre unless it has been approved by the Secretary of State, and no such centre shall be so approved unless—
(a)
the Secretary of State is satisfied that it meets the requirements of the Council Directive; or
(b)
the Secretary of State is satisfied that it meets those requirements save in so far as there is in force in respect of it a derogation granted under regulation 5.