24.—(1) For the purpose of carrying out an examination of a notification in accordance with regulation 23 the Executive may, on behalf of the competent authority, request the notifier to provide such additional information relating to the notification as it may specify.
(2) If requested to do so by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers, the Executive must request additional information under paragraph (1).
(3) A request for additional information must be made in writing.
(4) The Executive must send an acknowledgement of receipt to the notifier within 10 working days of receipt of all of the additional information.
(5) The period of time beginning with the date on which the Executive requests additional information and ending with the date on which the Executive receives all of that additional information will not be taken into account in calculating the period of days referred to in regulation 10(4), 10(7), 11(4), 11(5) or 12(4).
(6) The competent authority may return a notification to the notifier where—
(a)the Executive has requested additional information;
(b)the notifier has not provided all the additional information requested within six months of the date on which the Executive sent the request; and
(i)contained use has not commenced at the premises to which a notification made under regulation 9(2) relates; or
(ii)the contained use referred to in the notification has not commenced.