(1)The Secretary of State must—
(a)consider, and decide a response to, each of the recommendations made in the memorialisation strategy;
(b)produce and publish a document which sets out the response to each of the recommendations, including (as appropriate)—
(i)the action the Secretary of State proposes to take in response, or
(ii)the Secretary of State’s reasons for not taking any action in response.
(2)The Secretary of State must—
(a)comply with that requirement before the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the copy of the strategy is given in accordance with section 50(1)(d),
(b)consult relevant organisations in the course of considering each recommendation, and
(c)consult such Northern Ireland departments as the Secretary of State considers appropriate on the proposed action, or reasons for not taking action, before deciding a response to each recommendation.
(3)In this section “recommendations” means recommendations about the initiation and carrying out of new memorialisation activities.
Commencement Information
I1S. 51 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 63(4)
I2S. 51 in force at 1.5.2024 by S.I. 2024/584, reg. 2(aa) (with regs. 3, 4)