Regulation 7 Proposed selection

(1)

Subject to paragraph (4), the Authority must evaluate each application in accordance with the selection criteria information to determine whether and, if so, which applicant it proposes to select to be the code manager (the “proposed selection”).

(2)

At any time during or after the application period, the Authority may seek further information from an applicant for the purposes of paragraph (1).

(3)

The Authority may only propose to select a person to be the code manager if that person—

(a)

is an eligible candidate,

(b)

is not prohibited from selection by regulation 4,

(c)

submitted an application that was received by the Authority,

(d)

meets all the mandatory criteria, and

(e)

has not withdrawn from the competitive selection.

(4)

The Authority need not evaluate an application from a person who does not meet the requirements of paragraph (3).

(5)

Before selecting the code manager, the Authority must—

(a)

publish a notice which sets out—

(i)

the name of the designated document the proposed selection relates to;

(ii)

the proposed selection and the reasons for it;

(iii)

the period within which representations may be made about the proposed selection, and

(b)

consider any representations made within the period specified in that notice.

(6)

If the Authority decides to proceed with the proposed selection, the Authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, publish a notice of the selection.