128.— (1) Subject to section 130, the period of registration of an accredited body is 5 years from the date of registration.

(2) Subject to any regulations made under section 151, an accredited body may apply for renewal of registration for further periods, each of which shall not exceed 3 years.

(3) An accredited body shall furnish to the Authority such information as the Authority considers necessary to determine whether the registration of the body should be renewed.

(4) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 127 apply in relation to an application for renewal of registration as those subsections apply in relation to an application for registration.

(5) A term of renewal of registration, including a renewal pursuant to an application for renewal of registration referred to in section 129, takes effect from the expiry of the previous registration.