Regulation 9 Notice of proposal determination date and request by proposer to alter timing

Subject to regulation 18, where a proposal has been made and has not been withdrawn in accordance with regulation 8, the assessor must send to the proposer, in writing, notice of the proposal determination date that has been set, in accordance with the timescale set out in regulation 20.

If the proposer considers that, applying the proposal determination date notified under paragraph (1), notice of the decision on the proposal is not due to be issued within a reasonable period, the proposer may, subject to paragraph (3), request an earlier proposal determination date.

The date requested under paragraph (2) must not be earlier than the end of the period of 70 days beginning with the day on which the request is made, unless the assessor and the proposer agree in writing to a shorter period.

The assessor may alter the proposal determination date, as a result of a request made under paragraph (2) above, or may decide not to alter it.

The assessor must send to the proposer, in writing, a decision on the proposer’s request under paragraph (2), including reasons where the assessor does not undertake to issue a notice of decision on or before the date requested by the proposer.

Where the assessor alters the proposal determination date as a result of a request under paragraph (2), the assessor must send to the proposer, in writing, a revised notice of the proposal determination date.

Where a proposal determination date is altered under paragraph (4), any reference in these Regulations to something being done on or before the proposal determination date, is to be read as relating to the proposal determination date as altered.