Levels of Accreditation: Research Ethics Committees
Where the Research Ethics Committee meets the requirements, the Authority shall issue an accreditation certificate according to the following levels:
a) Level 1: For a Health Research Ethics Committee within one year of existence which shall review research protocols that are no more than minimum risk to research participants;
b) Level 2: For a Health Research Ethics Committee which shall review all types of research protocols except clinical and vaccine trials;
c) Level 3: For a Health Research Ethics Committee which shall review all types of research protocols including clinical and vaccine trials.
The Authority reserves the right to suspend or revoke, at any time, the accreditation of any Health Research Ethics Committee if they approve any research protocol outside their level of accreditation.