Regulation 20 Authorisation procedures: other requirements

(1)

All applications to a competent authority for authorisation under an authorisation scheme must be acknowledged as quickly as possible.

(2)

The acknowledgement must specify—

(a)

the period referred to in regulation 19(1);

(b)

the available means of redress;

(c)

whether the authorisation is deemed to have been granted in the absence of a response within the period specified.

(3)

In the case of an incomplete application, the applicant must be informed as quickly as possible of—

(a)

the need to supply any additional documentation, and

(b)

any possible effects on the period referred to in regulation 19(1).

(4)

When a request is rejected because it fails to comply with authorisation procedures and formalities under an authorisation scheme, the applicant must be informed of the rejection as quickly as possible.