# Fisheries Act 2020, Paragraph 7


(1) The Secretary of State must—
(a) specify a period (“the scrutiny period”) for scrutiny of the consultation draft by Parliament, and
(b) on or before the first day of that period lay a copy of the consultation draft before Parliament.
(2) Sub-paragraph (3) applies if, during the scrutiny period—
(a) either House of Parliament passes a resolution with regard to the consultation draft, or
(b) a committee of either House of Parliament makes a recommendation with regard to the policies contained in the consultation draft.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a statement setting out the Secretary of State's response to the resolution or recommendation.
(4) In this paragraph “the consultation draft” means the draft prepared and published under paragraph 6.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/22/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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