PART 7Supplementary and final provision
Framework for Data Processing by Government
192Approval of the Framework
1
Before issuing a document prepared under section 191, the Secretary of State must lay it before Parliament.
2
If, within the 40-day period, either House of Parliament resolves not to approve the document, the Secretary of State must not issue it.
3
If no such resolution is made within that period—
a
the Secretary of State must issue the document, and
b
the document comes into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it is issued.
4
Nothing in subsection (2) prevents another version of the document being laid before Parliament.
5
In this section, “the 40-day period” means—
a
if the document is laid before both Houses of Parliament on the same day, the period of 40 days beginning with that day, or
b
if the document is laid before the Houses of Parliament on different days, the period of 40 days beginning with the later of those days.
6
In calculating the 40-day period, no account is to be taken of any period during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses of Parliament are adjourned for more than 4 days.
7
This section applies in relation to amendments prepared under section 191 as it applies in relation to a document prepared under that section.