Part 4: Consumer rights and disputes Accreditation: procedure etc Section 296: Applications for accreditation or variation of accreditation
This section sets out requirements for applicants seeking accreditation or to vary their accreditation.
	Subsection (1) requires applications for accreditation to be made to the Secretary of State and applicants to pay any applicable application fee as set out by ADR fees regulations (see section 300).
	Subsections (2) and (3) are self-explanatory.
	Subsection (4) allows an accredited ADR provider to apply to the Secretary of State to vary its accreditation. This might involve changes to the ADR that the ADR provider can provide or the special ADR arrangements it can make and changes to any conditions attached to its accreditation. In accordance with subsection (5), the application must be accompanied by any applicable fee set out by ADR fees regulations. An accredited ADR provider may also apply for revocation of their accreditation under section 298(2).
	Subsection (6) enables the Secretary of State to determine the application procedures.
	By virtue of subsections (7) and (8), this includes: the descriptions of ADR and special ADR arrangements for which limited accreditation may be applied for, which may be framed by reference to kinds of ADR and/or types of dispute; the form in which applications are made; and information applicants must provide.
	Subsection (9) requires the Secretary of State to publish any application procedures determined under subsection (6).
	Subsection (10) is self-explanatory.