(1) The Commission or a registered certifying agency, as the case may be, may certify communications equipment for a compliance approval or a special approval.

(2) A compliance approval may be granted to a specific model of communications equipment when the Commission or a registered certifying agency, as the case may be, is satisfied that the communications equipment complies with the standards.

(3) Notwithstanding subregulation (2) , special approval may be granted to any communications equipment which is used exclusively by the applicant -

(a) for the applicant's sole purpose;

(b) for the applicant's sole research or demonstration purpose; or

(c) within defined parameters which may include -

(i) location;

(ii) technical specifications;

(iii) time period;

(iv) type or class of users; or

(v) condition of usage.