[40C Codes under section 40B: procedure]

[40C  Codes under section 40B: procedure]

[(1)     Before issuing a code under section 40B, the Authority must—

(a)     prepare a draft of the proposed code under section 40B;

(b)     consult the appropriate agency;

(c)     consult such other persons about the proposed code as it considers appropriate.

(2)     The Authority must specify the period (“the consultation period”) within which persons may make representations about the proposed code.

(3)     Before a code under section 40B prepared by the Authority is issued, the Minister may direct the Authority—

(a)     not to issue the code, or

(b)     to issue the code with specified modifications.

(4)     Subsection (3) is subject to subsections (6) and (7).

(5)     In subsection (3) “the Minister” means—

(a)     the Secretary of State,

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