Legal Services Act 2007

Determination of application

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6(1)After considering—

(a)the application and accompanying material,

(b)any other information provided by the applicant,

(c)any advice duly given and representations duly made by virtue of paragraph 4, and

(d)any other information which the Board considers relevant to the application,

the Board must decide whether to grant the application.

(2)The Board must give notice of its decision to the applicant (“the decision notice”).

(3)Where the Board decides to refuse the application, the decision notice must specify the reasons for that decision.

(4)The Board must publish the decision notice.

(5)Paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 (period within which decision must be made) applies in relation to a decision notice under this paragraph as it applies in relation to a decision notice under paragraph 14 of that Schedule.