# The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013, Regulation 29: Statement of policy: procedure


(1) Before issuing a statement of policy under regulation 27, the Authority must publish a draft of the proposed statement in the way appearing to the Authority to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.
(2) Paragraph (1) may be satisfied by publication of a draft statement before, as well as by publication after, this regulation comes into force.
(3) The draft must be accompanied by notice that representations about the proposal may be made to the Authority within a specified time.
(4) Before issuing the proposed statement, the Authority must have regard to any representations made in accordance with paragraph (3).
(5) If the Authority issues the proposed statement, the Authority must publish an account, in general terms, of—
(a) the representations made to it in accordance with paragraph (3); and
(b) its response to them.
(6) If the statement differs from the draft published under paragraph (1) in a way which is, in the opinion of the Authority, significant, the Authority must (in addition to complying with paragraph (5)) publish details of the difference.
(7) This regulation also applies to a proposal to alter or replace a statement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1389/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-market-integrity-and-transparency-enforcement-etc-regulations-2013/regulation-29
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