39Death of approved provider

39 Death of approved provider (1) This section applies if an approved provider dies. (2) A nominated supervisor or a person in day‑to-day charge of a children's service of the approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority of the approved provider's death within 7 days after that death. (3) The executor of the estate of the approved provider may continue to operate any approved children's service of the approved provider for the relevant period provided that at least one nominated supervisor continues to manage the day-to-day operation of the service. (4) The executor of the estate of the approved provider may transfer, surrender or apply for suspension of a service approval of the approved provider under this Act during the relevant period as if the executor were the approved provider. (5) The executor of the estate of the approved provider may apply to the Regulatory Authority for a provider approval. (6) The application must be made within 30 days of the death of the approved provider and must— (7) In this section, ***relevant period*** means— (a) the period of 30 days after the death of the approved provider; or (b) if the executor of the estate of the approved provider makes an application under subsection (5) within that period, until the application is finally determined under this Act. New s. 40 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 8.