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

12. Audit of QMS or TQMS Certified Bus Body Builder
The applicant or Bus Body Builder holding valid certificate for Total Quality
System (TQS) ISO/IS 16949 or Quality Management System (QMS) ISO 9001 may
request for issue of accreditation certificate on document audit. To avail this facility, the
applicant has to ensure that all the provisions of the rules are properly addressed in the
Quality Manual and implemented and followed in the quality system. Accreditation
agency shall study the documents and records and, if satisfied, release the Accreditation
Certification on the basis of document appraisal.
13. Change of accreditation agency
The Bus Body Builder can change, the Accreditation agency by obtaining no
objection certificate from the earlier agency while applying to the new agency. In case
the applicant is unable to obtain the no objection certificate, the new Accreditation
agency may approach the previous Accreditation agency to seek written permission.
14. Issuance of accreditation certificate and validity of accreditation certificate
After successful completion of the accreditation audit, the Accreditation agency
shall issue a certificate of accreditation to the applicant. The Accreditation Certificate
shall be in Form No. BBB:05:
PROVIDED that the Bus Body Builder accreditation certificate shall be valid subject
to successful continued compliance through surveillance audit.
15. Extension or reduction of scope of accreditation
A Bus Body Builder, if it so desires, may request in writing to the Accreditation
agency for change in the category of accreditation from category’ A’ to category ’B’ or
vice versa. For this purpose, the Accreditation agency shall assess the Bus Body Builder
during surveillance audit or may organise a supplementary audit or a special visit and,
based on the findings further recommendation for extension or reduction of scope of
accreditation shall be made to CMVR-TSC. Based on the approval, the Accreditation
agency shall communicate to the Bus Body Builder through certificate of extension of
accreditation.
16. Supplementary or special visit
The Accreditation agency may conduct a supplementary or a special visit at any
time during the validity of accreditation in the following circumstances, namely:—
(a) change in category; or
(b) misuse of accreditation certificate; or
(c) on receipt of a complaint, for the verification of facts; or
(d) in any other circumstances as may be decided by the Accreditation agency.
17. Voluntary withdrawal
The Bus Body Builder, at any time during the validity of accreditation, may
discontinue its accreditation voluntarily by making a written request to the
Accreditation agency. If the Bus Body Builder subsequently decides to obtain
accreditation status, it shall be treated as a fresh accreditation, and the Bus Body Builder
shall have to pay the fee for applications, and expenses on assessment as applicable at
the time of submission of fresh application.
18. Appeal
The Bus Body Builder may appeal against any decision of the Accreditation agency
refusing to grant or continue accreditation or any matter relating thereto to the
Chairman, CMVR-TSC whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties.