9. In regulation 5 (functions of competent authorities in the United Kingdom)—
(a)omit paragraphs (2) and (3);
(b)for paragraph (4), substitute—
“(4) A competent authority must—
(a)act as a point of single contact for their regulated professions; and
(b)provide applicants with all information about the requirements, procedures and formalities they need to complete to gain access to and pursue their regulated professions.”;
(c)for paragraph (5), substitute—
“(5) A competent authority must fully cooperate with the assistance centre and provide all relevant information about individual cases to the assistance centre on request, and subject to data protection legislation within the meaning of section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018.”(1);
(d)omit paragraphs (7) and (9);
(e)in paragraph (10), for “regulations 21 and” substitute “regulation”;
(f)after paragraph (11), insert—
“(12) If the applicant does not provide any certified copies requested under paragraph (6) before the expiry of the time limit for the competent authority to notify the applicant of its decision under regulation 42(2), the competent authority may refuse the application.”.