10.—(1) A person who wishes to be registered as a social worker must apply to the regulator in accordance with this Part and rules made under paragraph (4).
(2) Where a person who is eligible to be registered in accordance with regulation 11—
(a)applies to be registered following any procedure set by rules made under paragraph (4), and
(b)pays any fee payable in accordance with rules made under regulation 17(3),
the regulator must register that person by recording the information set out in regulation 9(1) in the register, and must notify them accordingly.
(3) In any case where the regulator refuses to register a person, it must notify the person of that decision and the reasons for it, and of their right to appeal under regulation 19(1)(a).
(4) The regulator must make rules setting out the procedure for dealing with applications for registration which must, in particular—
(a)include the time within which any step must be taken,
(b)where they make provision for an application to be determined within a specified period which runs from the date on which the completed application is received, provide that an application is not to be regarded as incomplete only on the ground that information requested in accordance with regulation 11(4) (as to necessary knowledge of English) has not been provided.
(5) This regulation, and regulations 11 to 17, do not apply in relation to a person to whom regulation 18 applies (visiting social work professional from a relevant European State).