# The Byelaws (Alternative Procedure) (England) Regulations 2015, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111135556/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-byelaws-alternative-procedure-england-regulations-2015-ukdsi-2015-9780111135556/regulation-8
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