Submission of an application to the Secretary of State and the European CommissionU.K.
17.—(1) Where the eligible UK operator has submitted an application under regulation 16(1) the regulator must, within 4 months of the deadline for submitting that application—
(a)submit that application to the Secretary of State; or
(b)refuse to do so where it is not satisfied that the eligible UK operator has complied with the requirements of this Part,
and give notice to the eligible UK operator of the submission or the refusal.
(2) Where the regulator by notice refuses to submit the application under paragraph (1)(b) it must state in that notice its reasons for doing so.
(3) Where the regulator fails to submit or refuse to submit the application under paragraph (1) within the period specified in that paragraph the application is deemed to be refused.
(4) The Secretary of State must submit an application submitted to it under paragraph (1)(a) to the European Commission within 6 months of the deadline for an eligible UK operator to submit an application under regulation 16(1).
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 17 in force at 31.8.2010, see reg. 1