Death of registered person
25.—(1) If more than one person is registered in respect of an agency, and a registered person dies, the surviving registered person must without delay notify the appropriate office of the National Assembly of the death in writing.
(2) If only one person is registered in respect of an agency, and that person dies, his or her personal representatives must notify the appropriate office of the National Assembly in writing —
(a)without delay of the death; and
(b)within 28 days of their intentions regarding the future running of the agency.
(3) The personal representatives of the deceased registered provider may carry on the agency without being registered in respect of it —
(a)for a period not exceeding 28 days; and
(b)for any further period as may be determined in accordance with paragraph (4).
(4) The National Assembly may extend the period specified in paragraph (3)(a) by such further period, not exceeding one year, as the National Assembly determines, and must notify any such determination to the personal representatives in writing.
(5) The personal representatives must appoint a person to take full-time day to day charge of the agency during any period in which, in accordance with paragraph (3), they carry on the agency without being registered in respect of it.