The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7 (England) and Transitional, Transitory and Savings Provisions) Order 2001

Section 71 applications in progress at the operative date

19.—(1) This paragraph applies where an application for registration was made to a local authority under section 71 and by the operative date registration has been neither granted nor refused by the local authority.

(2) With effect from the operative date and subject to sub-paragraph (5), the application shall be treated as having been duly made under section 79E.

(3) All information and documents relating to the application in the possession of the local authority immediately before the operative date shall be passed by the local authority to the registration authority by 10th September 2001.

(4) Any information or document relating to the application received by the local authority on or after the operative date (other than information or documents sent to them by the registration authority) shall be passed to the registration authority within 3 working days of its receipt.

(5) The registration authority may make any enquiry, and require the applicant to provide any information, that it considers reasonably necessary, having regard in particular to any prescribed requirements as to the contents of applications under section 79E.

(6) Payment by the applicant to the local authority before the operative date of the fee required under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 9 to accompany the application shall be taken to discharge in full the fee payable under section 79F in relation to the application.