The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Procedure for Revocation, Variation or Refusal of Licences) Regulations 2009

Action following receipt of notice of exercise of right

5.—(1) The Authority shall provide to the secretary any notice of exercise of right received by the Authority and the information and documents provided with that notice pursuant to regulations 4(1) and (2) within 7 days beginning with the date of receipt of the notice.

(2) Following receipt of the notice of exercise of right from the Authority, the secretary shall—

(a) acknowledge receipt of the notice of exercise of right and any accompanying material submitted by the person concerned within 7 days beginning with the date of receipt of the notice;

(b) (where not already provided) provide copies of the notice of exercise of right and any accompanying material to a case officer within 7 days beginning with the date of receipt of the notice;

(c) require the case officer to provide him with copies of all documents on which the Authority intends to rely on in the proceedings before the committee within 21 days of receipt of papers by the case officer under sub-paragraph (b);

(d) send copies of any documents provided by the case officer under paragraph (c) to the person concerned or (where applicable) the representative of the person concerned within 7 days of receipt from the case officer;

(e) as soon as possible, serve notice on the parties of the date on which the committee will consider the matter (which, in the case of a hearing, unless the parties agree otherwise, shall be no less than 28 days after the date on which the secretary serves the notice of hearing);

(f) where the person concerned has stated that he wishes the committee to consider the matter at a hearing, send a notice of hearing to the parties, which shall be in the format described in Regulation 6; and

(g) require the parties to submit any further written submissions no later than 14 days before the date of the hearing or the date on which the committee is to meet.