46.—(1) This section applies in relation to rules made by the Solicitors Complaints Committee under this Part.
(2) If the Committee proposes to make any rules, it must publish a draft of the proposed rules.
(3) The draft must be accompanied by a notice which states that representations about the proposals may be made to the Committee within the period specified in the notice.
(4) Before making the rules, the Committee must have regard to any representations duly made.
(5) Before making the rules, the Committee must consult the Legal Services Oversight Commissioner.
(6) The Committee must publish any rules it makes, and rules may not take effect before the time they are published.
(7) The Committee may make a reasonable charge for providing a person with a copy of—
(a)a draft published under subsection (2); or
(b)rules published under subsection (6).
(8) In this section references to making rules include references to modifying the rules and, in relation to any modifications of rules, references to the proposed rules are to be read as references to the proposed modifications.