6 Response to an application
1 If an application, submitted in accordance with regulation 4 or 9, complies with the requirements of the relevant regulation the Secretary of State must within 14 days of its receipt inform the relevant licensing body—
(a) that the application has been received;
(b) of any additional information that the Secretary of State requires to facilitate consideration of the application; and
(c) of the date by which the application will be determined.
2 If an application submitted in accordance with regulation 4 or 9 does not meet the requirements of the relevant regulation the Secretary of State shall within 14 days of receipt inform the relevant licensing body in writing that the application has been rejected, together with a statement of the reasons for that decision.