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RestrictStartDate="2022-04-01"><Number>PART III</Number><Title>REGULATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGENCIES</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/part/III/crossheading/registration-procedure" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/part/III/crossheading/registration-procedure" NumberOfProvisions="5" id="part-III-crossheading-registration-procedure" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-01"><Title><Emphasis>Registration procedure</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-04-11"><Title>Notice of proposals</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18" id="article-18"><Pnumber>18</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/1" id="article-18-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where a person applies for registration in respect of an establishment or agency.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/2" id="article-18-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If the  <Substitution ChangeId="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6-1519125988303" CommentaryRef="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6">RQIA</Substitution>  proposes to grant the application subject to any conditions which have not been agreed in writing between it and the applicant, it shall give the applicant written notice of its proposal and of the conditions subject to which it proposes to grant his application.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/3" id="article-18-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The  <Substitution ChangeId="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6-1519126042941" CommentaryRef="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6">RQIA</Substitution>  shall give the applicant notice of a proposal to refuse the application.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4" id="article-18-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Except where it makes an application under Article 21, the  <Substitution ChangeId="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6-1519126109237" CommentaryRef="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6">RQIA</Substitution>  shall give any person registered in respect of an establishment or agency notice of a proposal—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4/a" id="article-18-4-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>to cancel the registration (otherwise than in accordance with an application under Article 16(1)(b));</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4/b" id="article-18-4-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>to vary or remove (otherwise than in accordance with an application under Article 16(1)(a)) any condition for the time being in force in relation to the registration; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/4/c" id="article-18-4-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>to impose any additional condition in relation to the registration.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/5" id="article-18-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The  <Substitution ChangeId="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6-1519126165717" CommentaryRef="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6">RQIA</Substitution>  shall give the applicant notice of a proposal to refuse an application under Article 16(1)(a).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/18/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/18/6" id="article-18-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A notice under this Article shall give the  <Substitution ChangeId="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6-1519126212381" CommentaryRef="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6">RQIA</Substitution> 's reasons for its proposal.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-3c8b501f44e372ec116a5415ecf2b6b6" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cvi12rvh2-00015" SectionRef="introduction" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431">Order</CitationSubRef> substituted (11.4.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/5" id="cvi12rvh2-00016" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2014" Number="5" Title="Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014">Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cvi12rvh2-00016" id="cvi12rvh2-00017" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-1-1-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/5/schedule/paragraph/1/1/b" Operative="true">Sch. para. 1(1)(b)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cvi12rvh2-00016" id="cvi12rvh2-00018" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2014/5/schedule/paragraph/1/2">Sch. para. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>