Regulation 17 Duration, variation and termination of designationsE1

F3the approved body so requests; or

it appears to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient to do so.

on the expiry of 90 days' notice in writing at the request of the approved body;

if it appears to the Secretary of State that any condition of the designation is not complied with; or

if the Secretary of State considers that the approved body no longer satisfies the notified body criteria.

give notice in writing to the approved body of the proposed variation or termination and the reasons for it, stating that the approved body has 21 days from the date of the notice in which to make representations to the Secretary of State in respect of the proposed variation or termination; and

consider any representations received from the approved body in accordance with the notice.

authorise F4another approved body to take over the functions of the approved body whose designation has been terminated in respect of such cases as are specified in the notice; and

give such directions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (either to the approved body whose designation has been terminated or to another approved body) in respect of an approved body's files or any other matter which the Secretary of State considers expedient for the purposes of ensuring that F5another approved body carries out the functions of an approved body for the existing customers of the notified body whose designation has been terminated.