(1)Before issuing guidance under section 285, the Secretary of State must lay a draft of the proposed guidance before both Houses of Parliament.
(2)The Secretary of State must not issue the guidance until after the period of 40 days beginning with—
(a)the day on which the draft is laid before both Houses of Parliament, or
(b)if the draft is laid before the House of Lords on one day and the House of Commons on another, the later of those two days.
(3)If before the end of that period either House resolves that the guidance should not be issued, the Secretary of State may not issue it.
(4)In reckoning any period of 40 days for the purposes of subsection (2), no account is to be taken of any time during which—
(a)Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or
(b)both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.
Commencement Information
I1S. 286 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(1)
I2S. 286 in force at 11.1.2024 by S.I. 2024/32, reg. 2(c)(viii)