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788 THE C.M.V.R. (ACCREDITATION OF.....BUILDERS) ORDER, 2012

8. Accreditation system implementation mechanism and its role
Accreditation agencies shall be responsible to implement subject Accreditation
system by following the laid down procedure. The process flow chart of accreditation
is indicated in Chart No. BBB:07.
9. Functions of the Accreditation agencies
Accreditation agencies under the supervision of designated person shall carry out
following functions, namely:—
(a) Designated representative shall function as Head-Accreditation Dept. of
particular Accreditation Agency.
(b) Head, Accreditation Dept. shall supervise and control all the accreditation
related activities.
(c) Planning of assessments.
(d) To invite and accept applications for accreditation from prospective Bus
Body Builders.
(e) To scrutinise applications and obtain additional information, if required.
(f) To nominate assessors to carry out audit.
(g) To compile assessment reports.
(h) To take the action of preparing and issue the final Accreditation Certificate.
(i) To put up periodically the Accreditation Status Report to CMVR-TSC.
(j) To suggest the improvements in the accreditation system based on the
experience and feedback.
(k) Any other function as may be related to the activity.
10. Accreditation procedure
(I) Application :
(a) The Bus Body Builder intending to get the accreditation shall apply to
any Accreditation agency in the prescribed application form (Form
No. BBB:01) in duplicate.
(b) The application shall be accompanied with such application fee as may
be decided from time-to-time by the CMVR-TSC.
(c) While applying for accreditation, the Bus Body Builder shall ensure
that all the details required as per clause 6 and clause 7 are included.
(d) Applicant shall ensure that the copies of the statutory and other
required documents are enclosed with the application.
(II) Acknowledgement, scrutiny and processing of Application :
(a) Accreditation Agency, on receipt of the application along with its
enclosures and the requisite fees, etc., shall issue an acknowledgement
along with receipt to Bus Body Builder allotting unique Customer
Registration Number (CRN) to Bus Body Builder to be used in future
for reference and correspondence.
(b) The preliminary scrutiny of the application shall be done by
accreditation department of testing agency. Additional information or
clarification, if necessary can be sought. If there are gross
shortcomings, the Bus Body Builder shall be asked to comply with the
requirements and shall resubmit the application with Compliance
Report.