The Compensation (Claims Management Services) Regulations 2006

Application for authorisations

8.—(1) A person must apply for authorisation in writing in the form approved by the Regulator for the purpose.

(2) The person must supply the information and documents required by the form in accordance with any directions on it.

(3) If the Regulator approves the use of an interactive system on line for the purposes of application, paragraph (2) requires an applicant to complete and submit an application, and provide documents, in accordance with the directions given by the interactive system.

(4) If the Regulator requires—

(a) more information than that given in the application; or

(b) another document;

to consider an application, the Regulator may ask for the information or document by written notice to the applicant.

(5) If the Regulator makes a request under paragraph (4), the period between when the Regulator makes the request and when the applicant provides the information or document requested does not count for the purposes of regulation 11.

(6) If the Regulator has authorised another person to carry out tasks of collecting information or otherwise processing applications, that other person may make a request under paragraph (4), and a request so made has the same effect as a request by the Regulator.