Section 20A: Registration of service provider and supplier

20A. Registration of service provider and supplier (1) No person specified in the Fourth Schedule shall provide construction services other than consultancy services unless he is registered as a service provider with the Council. (2) No person shall import, manufacture or produce – (a) construction materials specified in Part I of the Fifth Schedule; or (b) construction plant and equipment specified in Part II of the Fifth Schedule, unless he is registered as a supplier under this Act. (3) An application for registration as a service provider or supplier shall be made in such form and manner as the Council may approve and shall be accompanied by such – (a) non-refundable processing fee as may be prescribed; and (b) information as the Council may determine. Acts 2021 123 (4) The Council may require from an applicant such information as is necessary to determine – (a) his standard of performance and his track record; (b) his financial capability to ensure financial commitments for the services he intends to undertake; (c) whether he is a fit and proper person to be registered, including his reputation, character and reliability. (5) The Council shall, within 45 days from the date when all necessary information is obtained, grant or reject the application. (6) The Council shall, within 7 days of the determination of the application, notify the applicant of its decision. (7) Where an application is granted – (a) the applicant shall, within 30 days from the date of notification, pay such registration fee as may be prescribed; and (b) the Council shall, on payment of the registration fee, issue to the applicant a certificate of registration, on such terms and conditions as the Council may determine. (8) Where an applicant fails to pay the registration fee within the delay specified in subsection (7)(a), he shall be liable to a surcharge of 10 per cent of the registration fee.