Regulation 36 Information to be provided to the Secretary of State

F1(1)

The competent authority for a service activity must provide, or make accessible, the following information in electronic form to the Secretary of State—

(a )

the contact details of the competent authority;

(b)

in relation to authorisation procedures—

(i)

the procedures and formalities applicable to an authorisation scheme,

(ii)

any technical standards applicable to the authorisation scheme,

(iii)

a list of the information and documentation required for an application to be considered complete for the purposes of processing, so the processing period may commence,

(iv)

where an application for authorisation must be submitted during a specified period of time, details of any such period,

(v)

the duration of the processing period,

(vi)

whether an authorisation can be deemed granted under regulation 19(5) and, if not, which overriding reasons relating to the public interest are being relied upon to disapply it, as required by regulation 19(6), and

(vii)

where applicable to the authorisation scheme, opportunities for public participation in the authorisation process, including but not limited to public hearings, consultations or the submission of written comments;

(c)

the means of, and conditions for, accessing public registers on providers of the service, and the service;

(d)

the charges applicable to the authorisation scheme;

(e)

in relation to the duration of an authorisation—

(i)

the duration of an authorisation under regulation 16(1), including whether it is indefinite or subject to renewal on a fixed date, and

(ii)

where applicable, the overriding reason in the public interest relied upon to limit the duration of an authorisation;

(f)

in relation to redress and oversight of an authorisation scheme—

(i)

the procedure and time frame for appealing against a decision to reject an application, and

(ii)

the procedures for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the authorisation scheme;

(1A)

A competent authority may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) by providing the information through the electronic assistance facility referred to in regulation 38, or on its website.

(2)

The relevant competent authority must on request provide to the Secretary of State general information on the requirements applicable in the United Kingdom relating to access to, and the exercise of, a service activity, in particular those relating to consumer protection.

(3)

The information provided under this regulation must be clear and unambiguous.

(4)

The information provided or made accessible under paragraph (1) must be kept up-to-date by the competent authority.

(5)

In the case of a competent authority whose functions relate only to part of the United Kingdom, the references in paragraphs (1) and (2) to the United Kingdom are to that part of the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 36(1)(1A) substituted for reg. 36(1) (1.10.2026) by The Provision of Services (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/435), regs. 1(2), 10 (with reg. 12)