4.—(1) An application under section 14(1)(a) of the Act for variation or removal of a condition relating to registration of a care service shall specify–
(a)the date on which it is proposed that the variation or removal is to take effect;
(b)the reason or reasons for making the application; and
(c)any changes which the person providing the service proposes to make in relation to the care service as a consequence of the proposed variation or removal.
(2) Except where the Commission has agreed in writing that an earlier date may be specified, the date referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be not less than three months after the date on which the application is made.