(1) The Minister shall not authorise a person as a CVR test operator under section 9, amend an authorisation under section 14 or renew an authorisation under section 15 unless -

(a) the person makes an application in the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed documents and supporting information,

(b) the person has paid the prescribed fee,

(c) the person, at the time of making the application, holds a current tax clearance certificate issued under section 1095 (inserted by section 127 (b) of the Finance Act 2002) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997,

(d) the Minister is satisfied that the person has, or has access to, the premises, facilities, equipment and testers necessary to enable tests to be carried out in accordance with this Part (including any regulations made under this Part and any guidelines),

(e) the Minister is satisfied that the person has, or has the capacity to obtain, the necessary financial resources to provide CVR testing under the authorisation applied for, and