{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-relief-orders-designation-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2009/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-relief-orders-designation-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2009/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/457",
  "legislation_title": "The Debt Relief Orders (Designation of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-relief-orders-designation-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Withdrawal of designation as competent authority",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may at any time—\n(a) modify or withdraw an existing designation where a competent authority so requests or with its consent, or\n(b) withdraw an existing designation where it appears to the Secretary of State that a body—\n(i) is not or is no longer a fit and proper body to act as a competent authority;\n(ii) has failed to comply with any provision of Part 7A of the Act or any rules, regulations or order made under it, including any failure to approve an intermediary, or failure to withdraw approval of an intermediary, in accordance with these regulations;\n(iii) has furnished the Secretary of State with any false, inaccurate or misleading information.\n(2) The Secretary of State may from time to time request a competent authority to supply such information or evidence about—\n(a) itself and its activities as a competent authority, or\n(b) any intermediary appointed by it or the activities of any such intermediary,\nas may be required by him or her for the purpose of ensuring that the requirements of these regulations are being met.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in force at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/457/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:16:50.236224+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}