{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/22",
  "legislation_title": "Fisheries Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in a case within paragraph 9(1)(a); and references in those sub-paragraphs to “the relevant authority” are to the fisheries policy authority mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a).\n(2) The relevant authority must—\n(a) prepare a draft (“the consultation draft”) of the relevant document,\n(b) publish the consultation draft in such manner as it considers appropriate, and\n(c) take such steps as it considers appropriate to secure that the consultation draft is brought to the attention of interested persons.\n(3) The relevant authority must, in settling the final text of the relevant document, have regard to any representations made to them about the consultation draft.\n(4) Sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) apply in a case within paragraph 9(1)(b); and references in those sub-paragraphs to the relevant authorities are to the fisheries policy authorities mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(b).\n(5) The relevant authorities acting jointly must—\n(a) prepare a draft (“the consultation draft”) of the relevant document,\n(b) publish the consultation draft in such manner as they consider appropriate, and\n(c) take such steps as they consider appropriate to secure that the consultation draft is brought to the attention of interested persons.\n(6) Each of the relevant authorities must, in settling the final text of the relevant document, have regard to any representations made to them about the consultation draft.\n(7) In this paragraph “interested persons” means—\n(a) any persons appearing to the fisheries policy authority or authorities in question to be likely to be interested in, or affected by, the policies contained in the consultation draft, and\n(b) members of the general public.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/22/schedule/1/paragraph/10",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}