PART 17 Service providers who are liquidated etc. or who have died

57 Death of service provider
1 Where a service provider who is an individual has died, the personal representatives of the individual must—
(a) without delay, give written notification of the death to the service regulator;
(b) within 28 days of the death, notify the service regulator of their intentions regarding the future operation of the service.
2 The personal representatives of the individual may act in the capacity of the service provider for a period not exceeding 28 days or for such longer period (not exceeding one year) as the service regulator may agree.
3 Where the personal representatives are acting in the capacity of the service provider in accordance with paragraph (2), Part 1 of the Act applies with the following modifications—
(a) section 5 (requirement to register) does not apply;
(b) section 21(2) (responsible individuals) is to be read as if after paragraph (a), there is inserted—

“(aa) where the personal representatives of a service provider who has died are acting in the capacity of the service provider, be one of the personal representatives;”

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4 In this regulation, “the service” means the service or services which the service provider who has died was registered to provide at the time of their death.