S.L. 622.1 Art. 11Processing of applications.

(1) The Board shall acknowledge the receipt of every application as soon as possible and in any case not later than fifteen

(15) days from the date of the submission of the application.

(2) The acknowledgement referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall specify:

(a) the time period within which the application shall be processed;

(b) the available means of redress; and

(c) a statement that in the absence of a response by the Board within the specified time period, the authorisation shall not be deemed to have been granted.

(3) The Board shall assess the contents of the application to verify eligibility in accordance with regulations 3 to 9, as applicable, within one (1) month.

(4) In the event that, for any reason, the application is incomplete, the Board shall inform the applicant and ask him to submit all the additional documentation necessary for the application to be processed, together with the consequences which ensue, should the applicant delay in providing the said documentation.

(5) In the cases referred to in regulation 7(1)(d) and (e) and regulation 7(2)(b) and (c), a request for re-examination shall suspend the period laid down in sub-regulation (3).

(6) In the event that the Board needs to consult a designated authority in another Member State, it shall request such designated authority to give its reply within a period of three (3) months.

(7) On receipt of the reply or on the expiry of the period, the Board shall continue with the procedure referred to in sub-regulation (1).

(8) If the applicant is found to be eligible, the Board shall make available the Experience Record Book to him and authorise him to commence the professional traineeship:

Provided that for applications filed pursuant to the proviso in regulation 3(2) or the proviso in regulation 3(3), the applicant may not be provided with the Experience Record Book.