# The Byelaws (Alternative Procedure) (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 7: Byelaw proposal: application approval


(1) The Secretary of State must respond in writing to an application made in accordance with regulation 6 during the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which such application was submitted to the Secretary of State.
(2) In issuing a response under 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 that the Secretary of State will issue a substantive response as soon as practicable; or
(c) refuse to give leave to the authority to make the byelaw.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111138403/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-byelaws-alternative-procedure-england-regulations-2015/regulation-7
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