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.—(1) Before issuing a statement of policy under section 99, the Authority must publish a draft of the proposed statement in the way appearing to the Authority to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.
(2) The draft must be accompanied by notice that representations about the proposal may be made to the Authority within a specified time.
(3) Before issuing the proposed statement, the Authority must have regard to any representations made to it in accordance with subsection (2).
(4) If the Authority issues the proposed statement it must publish an account, in general terms, of—
(5) If the statement differs from the draft published under subsection (1) in a way which is, in the opinion of the Authority, significant, the Authority must (in addition to complying with subsection (4)) publish details of the difference.
(6) The Authority may charge a reasonable fee for providing a person with a copy of a draft published under subsection (1).
(7) This section also applies to a proposal to alter or replace a statement.".—[Miss Melanie Johnson.]
Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.