# Companies Act 2006, Paragraph 2


(1) The Secretary of State may, on an application duly made in accordance with paragraph 1 and after being furnished with all such information as he may require under that paragraph, make or refuse to make a recognition order in respect of the qualification in relation to which the application was made.
(2) The Secretary of State may make a recognition order only if it appears to him, from the information furnished by the applicant and having regard to any other information in his possession, that the requirements of Part 2 of this Schedule are satisfied in relation to the qualification.
(3) Where the Secretary of State refuses an application for a recognition order he must give the applicant a written notice to that effect specifying which requirements, in his opinion, are not satisfied.
(4) A recognition order must state the date on which it takes effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/schedule/11/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/schedule-11/paragraph-2
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