§ Amendments made: No.16, in page 7, line 40, leave out 'as soon as practicable'.
No.17, in page 7, line 42, at end insert—
?()A statement required by subsection (3) shall be prepared—
- (a) before the end of the period of 30 working days starting with the day on which the authority receives the report,or
- (b) if the report specifies a shorter period starting with that day, before the end of that period.'.
§ No.18, in page 8, line 5, leave out 'as soon as practicable' and insert—
- '(a) before the end of the period of 30 working days starting with the day on which the authority receives the report, or
- (b) if the report specifies a shorter period starting with that day, before the end of that period.
() For the purposes of this section a working day is a day other that—
- (a) a Saturday or a Sunday,
- (b) Christmas Day or Good Friday, or
- (c) a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales.'— [Mr.Meale.]