# The Provision of Services (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8


In regulation 19 (authorisation procedures: time for dealing with application)—
(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) A competent authority must ensure that the procedures and formalities of an authorisation scheme provide for applications for authorisation to be processed as quickly as possible and, in any event, within a reasonable period from the time an application is complete for the purposes of processing.”.
(b) for paragraph (4), substitute—
“(4) The extension and its duration must be notified to the applicant in writing, with reasons, before the original period has expired.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/435/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/provision-of-services-amendment-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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