Regulation 8 Byelaw proposal: application approval
(1)
The Secretary of State must respond in writing to an application made in compliance with regulation 7 during the period of 31 days beginning with the date on which such application was submitted to the Secretary of State.
(2)
In issuing a response under sub-paragraph (1) the Secretary of State may—
(a)
give leave to the authority to make the byelaw;
(b)
send an acknowledgement to the authority stating the date on which the Secretary of State will issue a substantive response to the application; or
(c)
refuse to give leave to the authority to make the byelaw.