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Paragraph 2 Acknowledgement and notification of applicationI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

On receiving an application, made within the period for bringing an appeal specified in Article 22 of the 2003 Order, the Secretary must –

(a)

immediately send an acknowledgement of its receipt to the applicant; and

(b)

enter particulars of the appeal, and the date of its receipt in the records and send a copy of it, together with any documents supplied by the applicant in support of it, to the respondent.

(2)

If in the Secretary’s opinion there is an obvious error in the application –

(a)

he may correct it;

(b)

he must notify the applicant in writing that he has done so; and

(c)

unless, within five working days of receipt of notification under head (b) the applicant notifies the Secretary in writing that he objects to the correction, the application shall be amended accordingly.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Notes on Schedule 1

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Regulation substituted (11.4.2014) by Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5), Sch. para. 1(1)(b) (with Sch. para. 1(2))