4.—(1) If, when making a participation request the community participation body does not provide all the items and information to be submitted to the public service authority in accordance with section 22(2) of the Act and regulation 3, the public service authority must send to the community participation body a notice identifying the items or information which the community participation body still requires to submit in order to comply with section 22(2) of the Act and regulation 3.
(2) When a public service authority is in receipt of the items and information to be provided under section 22(2) of the Act and regulation 3, the public service authority must send an acknowledgement of the participation request to the community participation body.
(3) The acknowledgement sent under paragraph (2) is to include—
(a)the validation date for the participation request; and
(b)an explanation of the period within which the public service authority must give notice to the community participation body of its decision on the participation request.