Regulation 7 Acknowledgement of proposal

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) and to regulation 18, the assessor must send to the proposer an acknowledgment, in writing, of receipt of the proposal, within the period of 56 days beginning with the day on which the proposal is presumed to have been received by the assessor.

The acknowledgement must specify the date on which it is issued.

Paragraph (1) does not apply where an assessor decides that a proposal is incomplete and issues a notice under regulation 6(2) or regulation 6(4).

Where a proposal has been the subject of a notice under regulation 6(2) or 6(4) but has subsequently been considered to be complete, the assessor must send to the proposer an acknowledgement, in writing, of receipt of the proposal within the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the decision is made that the proposal is complete.

An acknowledgement under paragraph (4) must confirm that the proposal is now being considered.

For the purposes of this regulation a proposal is to be presumed to have been received 48 hours after it was sent.