# Consumer Safety Act 1978, Paragraph 1


If the Secretary of State proposes to make a prohibition order (hereafter in this Part of this Schedule referred to as " an order "), then, subject to paragraph 5 of this Schedule, it shall be his duty before he makes the order—
(a) to publish, in such manner as he thinks fit and not less than 28 days before he makes the order, a notice stating—
(i) that he proposes to make the order and, in such terms as he thinks fit, the proposed effect of the order, and
(ii) that any person may make representations in writing to the Secretary of State about the proposed order before a date specified in the notice (which must be after the expiration of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of first publication of the notice); and
(b) to consider any such representations made within that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/38/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-safety-act-1978/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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