43 Procedure for issuing codes of practice
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43  Procedure for issuing codes of practice

(1)     Where OFCOM have prepared a draft of a code of practice under section 41, they must submit the draft to the Secretary of State.

(2)     Unless the Secretary of State intends to give a direction to OFCOM under section 44(1), (2) or (3) in relation to the draft, the Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable, lay the draft before Parliament.

(3)     If, within the 40-day period, either House of Parliament resolves not to approve the draft—

(a)     OFCOM must not issue the code of practice in the form of that draft, and

(b)     OFCOM must prepare another draft of the code of practice under section 41.

(4)     If no such resolution is made within that period—

(a)     OFCOM must issue the code of practice in the form of the draft laid before Parliament, and

(b)     the code of practice comes into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it is issued.

(5)     “The 40-day

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