(1)Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a code of practice under section 47A, he must—
(a)prepare a draft of the code, and
(b)consult such persons as he considers appropriate about the draft.
(2)Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a revised code under section 47A which in his opinion would result in a substantial change in the code, he must—
(a)prepare a draft of the revised code, and
(b)consult such persons as he considers appropriate about the change.
(3)Where, following consultation under subsection (1) or (2), the Secretary of State issues the code or revised code (whether in the form of the draft or with such modifications as he thinks fit), it comes into force at the time when it is issued by the Secretary of State.
(4)Where—
(a)any document by reference to whose provisions the code operates as mentioned in section 47A(5)(a) and (b) is a document published by the Secretary of State in connection with his functions relating to health,
(b)the Secretary of State proposes to revise the document, and
(c)in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the revision would result in a substantial change in the code,
the Secretary of State must, before revising the document, consult such persons as he considers appropriate about the change.
(5)Where—
(a)any document by reference to whose provisions the code operates as mentioned in section 47A(5)(a) and (b) is not one to which subsection (4)(a) above applies,
(b)the document is revised, and
(c)in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the revision results in a substantial change in the code,
the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate about whether the code should be revised in connection with the change.
(6)Consultation undertaken by the Secretary of State before the commencement of this section is as effective for the purposes of this section as consultation undertaken after that time.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 47A-47C inserted (1.10.2006) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 14, 83(7); S.I. 2006/2603, art. 2