# The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 15: Completion certificates


(1) The Secretary of State must issue a certificate (a “completion certificate”) if, after service of a stop notice, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has taken the steps specified in the notice.
(2) A stop notice ceases to have effect on the issue of a completion certificate.
(3) A person on whom a stop notice is served may at any time apply for a completion certificate.
(4) The Secretary of State must decide whether to issue a completion certificate within 14 days of the application.
(5) A person on whom the stop notice was served may appeal against a decision not to issue a completion certificate on the grounds that—
(a) the decision was based on an error of fact;
(b) the decision was wrong in law;
(c) the decision was unfair or unreasonable;
(d) the decision was wrong for any other reason.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/821/schedule/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nagoya-protocol-compliance-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-15
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