§ 521.6 - Issuance of special certificates.

(a) If the apprenticeship agreement and other available information indicate that the requirements of § 521.3 and the other requirements of this part are satisfied the Administrator or his authorized representative shall issue a special certificate in accordance with § 521.1. Otherwise he shall deny the special certificates.

(b) The special certificate, if issued, shall be mailed to the employer or the joint apprenticeship committee and a copy shall be mailed to the apprentice. If a special certificate is denied, the employer or the joint apprenticeship committee, the apprentice and the recognized apprenticeship agency shall be given written notice of the denial. The employer shall pay the apprentice the minimum wage applicable under section 6 of the Act from the date of receipt of notice of such denial.

(c) A special certificate will not be issued where there are serious outstanding violations involving the employee whom an apprentice certificate is being requested, or where there are any serious outstanding violations of a certificate previously issued, or where there have been any serious violations of the Act which provide reasonable grounds to conclude that the terms of a certificate may not be complied with, if issued.