10.—(1) Within 28 days beginning with the date on which the application is made, the Commissioners must give notice in writing to the applicant—
(a)accepting the application,
(b)rejecting the application, or
(c)asking for further information in order to consider the application.
(2) The Commissioners must not accept an application if any particular or information mentioned in regulation 6, 7 or 8 is not supplied.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies if—
(a)the Commissioners have given a notice under paragraph (1)(c), and
(b)the applicant provides the further information within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the Commissioners ask for the further information, or within such longer period as may be agreed by the Commissioners.
(4) Within 28 days beginning with the day on which they receive the further information, the Commissioners must give notice to the applicant—
(a)accepting the application, or
(b)rejecting the application.
(5) If the Commissioners reject the application, the notice given to the applicant under paragraph (1)(b) or (4)(b) must contain a statement of the reason for which the application was rejected.