7.—(1) A relevant authority must determine an application for entry in the register within 28 days of the date that the application is received.
(2) Where a relevant authority determines that an applicant is eligible for entry in Part 1 of the register, the authority must notify the applicant.
(3) Where a relevant authority determines than an applicant is not eligible for entry in Part 1 of the register, that authority must notify the applicant and give reasons why the applicant is eligible only for entry in Part 2 of the register, or not eligible for entry in the register, as the case may be.
(4) Notification under paragraph (2) or (3) must be in writing and sent within 28 days of the date of the determination to—
(a)in the case of an individual, the individual;
(b)in the case of an association, the lead contact or such other person as the authority considers to be acting on behalf of the association.