16.—(1) Subject to this section, the Authority may modify the conditions of registration.
(2) Before making any modification of the conditions of any registered provider’s registration, the Authority must give notice to the registered provider concerned —
(a)
stating that the Authority proposes to make the modification in the manner as specified in the notice; and
(b)
specifying the time (not being less than 28 days after the date of service of notice on the registered provider) within which the registered provider may make written representations to the Authority with respect to the proposed modification.
(3) Upon receipt of any written representation referred to in subsection (2)(b), the Authority must consider the representation and may —
(a)
reject the representation;
(b)
amend the proposed modification in such manner as the Authority thinks fit having regard to the representation; or
(c)
withdraw the proposed modification.
(4) Where —
(a)
the Authority rejects any written representation under subsection (3)(a);
(b)
the Authority amends any proposed modification to the conditions of registration under subsection (3)(b); or
(c)
no written representation is received by the Authority within the time specified in subsection (2)(b), or any written representation made under that subsection is subsequently withdrawn, and the registered provider has not given immediate effect to the modification,
the Authority must amend the conditions of registration applicable to the registered provider concerned in accordance with subsection (5).
(5) The Authority must —
(a)
amend the conditions of registration for the registered provider concerned to give effect to the modification specified in the notice under subsection (2) or as amended by the Authority under subsection (3)(b) (as the case may be); and
(b)
notify the registered provider concerned when the conditions of registration, as amended by the modification under paragraph (a), are to take effect.
(6) Subject to section 22, every registered provider must comply with the conditions of registration applicable to the registered provider as amended under subsection (5).