Commentary on provisions of Act Section 7: Completion certificates
Section 7 makes provision for the Regulator to issue completion certificates, which cease the effect of the compliance notice in respect of which the certificate is issued. The Regulator must issue a completion certificate if the Regulator considers that the steps specified in the compliance notice have been taken or do not need to be taken (subsection (2)). The completion certificate will state the date on which the compliance notice is no longer in force (subsection (5)).
	The recipient of a compliance notice may apply for a completion certificate (subsection (3)). The Regulator must give written notice of the decision to the applicant within 14 days of receiving the application (subsection (4)). An applicant can appeal a refusal to issue a completion certificate to the First-tier Tribunal (Section 8).