PART 6Reviews

Acceptance or rejection of the TRA’s recommendation by the Secretary of State38

1

Where the TRA makes a recommendation in accordance with regulation 37(1), the Secretary of State must accept or reject the recommendation.

2

The Secretary of State may reject the recommendation only if the Secretary of State is satisfied that—

a

where relevant, the application of a definitive safeguarding remedy to the goods subject to review in accordance with the recommendation does not meet the economic interest test (see paragraph 23 of Schedule 5 to the Act); or

b

it is not otherwise in the public interest to accept the recommendation.

3

Where the Secretary of State rejects the recommendation, the Secretary of State must—

a

publish a notice containing the information referred to in paragraph 10 or 11 of the Schedule;

b

notify interested parties; and

c

lay a statement before the House of Commons setting out the reasons for rejecting the recommendation.