19 Orders under section 15: procedure

19  Orders under section 15: procedure

(1)     Before making an order under section 15, the Secretary of State must lay a draft of the instrument containing the order (the “draft order”) before each House of Parliament.

(2)     The Secretary of State must have regard to—

(a)     any representations,

(b)     any resolution of either House of Parliament, and

(c)     any recommendations of a committee of either House of Parliament charged with reporting on the draft order,

made during the 60-day period with regard to the draft order.

(3)     If, after the expiry of the 60-day period, the Secretary of State wishes to make an order in the terms of the draft order, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a statement—

(a)     stating whether any representations were made under subsection (2)(a), and

(b)     if any representations were so made, giving details of them.

(4)     The Secretary of State

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