SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Approved regulators
Part 2Designation of bodies by order
Determination of applications
14
1
After considering—
a
the application and accompanying material,
b
any other information provided by the applicant,
c
any advice duly given under paragraphs 6 to 9,
d
any representations duly made under paragraph 11, and
e
any other information which the Board considers relevant to the application,
the Board must decide whether to grant the application.
2
Where the application relates to more than one reserved legal activity, the Board may grant the application in relation to all or any of them.
3
The Board must give notice of its decision to the applicant (“the decision notice”).
4
Where the Board decides to refuse the application (in whole or in part), the decision notice must specify the reasons for that decision.
5
The Board must publish the decision notice.
15
1
Where an application is made under this Part, the Board must give the decision notice under paragraph 14 within the decision period.
2
The “decision period” is the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the application is made to the Board.
3
The Board may, before the end of the decision period, issue a notice extending that period by a period specified in the notice.
4
More than one notice may be issued under sub-paragraph (3), but the decision period must not exceed 16 months.
5
The Board may issue a notice under sub-paragraph (3) only after it has consulted—
a
the F1CMA,
b
the Consumer Panel, and
c
the Lord Chief Justice.
6
A notice under sub-paragraph (3) must state the Board's reasons for extending the decision period.
7
The Board must publish any notice issued under sub-paragraph (3).