# The Provision of Services Regulations 2009, Regulation 20B: Authorisation procedures: status updates and other processing requirements


(1) A competent authority must, on request by an applicant, provide the applicant with information concerning the status of its application for authorisation without undue delay.
(2) A competent authority must, where reasonably practicable, ensure that applications for authorisation may be submitted and processed throughout the year.
(3) Where a competent authority requires an applicant to apply for an authorisation within a specified period, it must ensure that the period is sufficient to allow the application to be submitted before the period ends.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2999/regulation/20B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/provision-of-services-regulations-2009/regulation-20B
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