Textual Amendments
F1Sch. A1 inserted (25.4.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(1), Sch. 22 para. 1
1(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for a licensing body to be required to adopt a code of practice that complies with criteria specified in the regulations.U.K.
(2)The regulations may provide that, if a licensing body fails to adopt such a code of practice, any code of practice that is approved for the purposes of that licensing body by the Secretary of State, or by a person designated by the Secretary of State under the regulations, has effect as a code of practice adopted by the body.
(3)The regulations must provide that a code is not to be approved for the purposes of provision under sub-paragraph (2) unless it complies with criteria specified in the regulations.
2U.K.Regulations under paragraph 1 may make provision as to conditions that are to be satisfied, and procedures that are to be followed—
(a)before a licensing body is required to adopt a code of practice as described in paragraph 1(1);
(b)before a code of practice has effect as one adopted by a licensing body as described in paragraph 1(2).]