(1) The commission may, on application under section 74, approve the applicant as a technician for 1 or more suppliers if satisfied that—
(a) the applicant is qualified to exercise the functions of an approved technician; and
(b) either—
(i) the applicant is employed, or will be employed, by each supplier; or
(ii) the applicant is an approved supplier; or
(iii) the applicant is employed, or will be employed, by each supplier and is an approved supplier.
(2) An approval is for 2 years.
(3) If a short-term approval is in force in relation to the applicant, the approval under this section starts when the short-term approval under section 76 began.
Example
Jo was given a short-term approval as a technician on 1 January 2005 before the results of her police check came through. Her results were satisfactory and she was approved as a technician on 25 February 2005. Her approval ends on 1 January 2007.
(4) A person is qualified to exercise the functions of an approved technician for a supplier if the person—
(a) is an individual; and
(b) is competent to maintain gaming machines supplied by the supplier; and
(c) is an eligible person; and
(d) satisfies any requirement prescribed under the regulations.
(5) To remove any doubt, an approved supplier may be approved as a technician under this section for themselves as supplier, another supplier or both.