S.L. 65.18 ст. 64Authorisation.

(1) When an application has been made in accordance with regulation 63, the Authority shall make such investigations and carry out such inspections as are reasonably required to ensure conformity with these regulations and the Authority shall inform the applicant by notice in writing by not later than seven working days from receipt of all relevant documents of the Authority’s decision on the application and, in the case of refusal or withdrawal of application, on the reasons therefor: Provided that where circumstances necessitate an extension for consideration of an application, such period may be extended once by the Authority for a further period not exceeding seven working days and the applicant shall be notified of the extension, its duration and the reasons therefor.

(2) Where the Authority has not taken a decision within the prescribed or extended period referred to in this regulation, the application shall be deemed to have been decided in favour of the applicant.

(3) Where the Authority intends to refuse an application, it shall give the applicant concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice of refusal shall state that the applicant has a right to make representations in writing, within ten days, to the Authority giving the reasons why the application should not be refused and the Authority shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the applicant concerned.

(4) When an application is refused by the Authority, the applicant may appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal established by the Administrative Justice Act against such decision within a period of thirty days from its notification.