Regulation 34 Approval of proposals for leaving a group
(1)
Proposals published under regulation 33 may not be withdrawn except with the consent of the Secretary of State and subject to such conditions as he may impose (which may, in particular, require further proposals to be published under that regulation within such period as the Secretary of State may specify).
(2)
The Secretary of State–
(a)
may reject any proposals published under regulation 33; or
(b)
may approve them without any modification or, after consulting with the existing governing body, approve them with such modification as he thinks fit.