Regulation 11 Providing supply chain statements or refusing applications
(1)
Except where regulation 12 applies, the Secretary of State must as soon as practicable after a supply chain application is received by the Secretary of State give a notice to the applicant which includes—
(a)
a supply chain statement and the period for which the statement has effect; or
(b)
a refusal of the application and reasons for that refusal.
(2)
Where paragraph (1)(a) applies, the period for which a supply chain statement has effect is—
(a)
12 months from the date of the notice; or
(b)
where the Secretary of State is of the opinion that there is a compelling reason for the period to be longer, such longer period.