(1) A consumer organization registered with the Authority may, at least ninety days prior to the expiry of its registration, make an application, to the Nodal Officer, in the Registration Form referred to in sub-regulations (1) of regulation 4 alongwith the document mentioned under regulation 6, for renewal of its registration.
(2) A consumer organization shall be eligible for renewal of its registration with the Authority if it meets the eligibility criteria for registration and has fulfilled the role assigned to it under these regulations.
(3) The registration of a consumer organization may be extended by the Authority for a further period of two years.
(4) A consumer organisation may request the Authority for cancellation of its registration by giving a notice of one month ald on expiry of the said notice period, the registration of the organization sha-ll automatically stand cancelled:
Vf,)ls itdra 3u5l!4RAl,lEv.,AGRAWAL Page 6 of18 qHq/secretar) l * Prouided that an organizatlon shall not be eligible for cancellation of registration if it has undertaken any work on behalf of the Authority and the assignment has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Authority.
(5) The Authority may cancel the registration of a consumer organization, if it hasfailed to fulfill its role under these regulations; or become ineligible for registration with the Authority; or conducted itself in a manner prejudiciai to the interest of consumers; or
(d) misused the name of the Authority in any manner.
9, Obligations of the consumer organization.-(1) Every consumer organizalion registered with the Authority shall, while communicating with the Authority, quote registration number allotted to it under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7.
(2) Every consumer organization sha1l submit to the Authority, by the 31st October of every financial year,-
(a) a copy of its annuai report and audited statement of accounts of the previqus financial year;
(b) a detailed report of its activities clried out during the previous financial year; and
(c) a statement showing sources of its funding during the
(a)
(b)
(c) the {"lig .:l{!itrlzn;',rr!v AcitAYJ,iL €l?a;/secretary srKdia *{aT ftfq-qTfi ! qdc] Telecom iiegulatory Authoriiy i)f Indiir r F4 4 innn, / ou n^ lh i .110! !2 financial year.
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CHAPTER - III Interaction with Consumer Organisation and their role
1O. Interaction with consumer organization.-(1) A consumer organisation registered under these regulations may interact with the Authority, for the purposes of these regulations, through Nodal Officer.
(2) Every consumer organization registered under these regulations sha11 intimate to the Authority the name, designation and address of its representatives nominated by it for interacting with the Nodal Officer.
(3) The primary mode of interaction between the Authority and the consumer orgaxizations shal1 be the eiectronic media.