193.— (1) A person who applies to the Commission under Article 21 to be certified as an out-of-court dispute settlement body shall do so in the form and manner specified by the Commission (and a person who so applies is in this section referred to as an “applicant”).

(2) At any time after receiving an application and before determining the application, the Commission may by notice in writing require the applicant to provide additional information to the Commission and, where the Commission does so, the applicant shall comply with that requirement within the period specified in the notice.

(3) Where the Commission is satisfied that an applicant—

(a) meets the certification conditions, the Commission may certify the applicant as an out-of-court dispute settlement body, or

(b) does not meet the certification conditions, the Commission may refuse to certify the applicant as an out-of-court dispute settlement body.

(4) Where the Commission makes a decision under subsection (3), it shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision.]