Section 9A Procedure for orders made by the Welsh Ministers under section ... 7F1F14F15

Before the Welsh Ministers make an order under F2section F3... 7 they must consult—

as appear to them to be likely to be affected by their proposals.

If, following consultation under subsection (1), the Welsh Ministers propose to make an order under F4section F5... 7 they must lay before the National Assembly for Wales a document which—

Where a document relating to proposals is laid before the National Assembly for Wales under subsection (2), no draft of an order under F6section F7... 7 to give effect to the proposals (with or without modifications) is to be laid before the National Assembly for Wales F8in accordance with section F9... 7(10) until after the expiry of the period of sixty days beginning with the day on which the document was laid.

In calculating the period mentioned in subsection (3) no account is to be taken of any time during which the National Assembly is dissolved or is in recess for more than four days.

In preparing a draft order under F10section F11... 7 the Welsh Ministers must consider any representations made during the period mentioned in subsection (3).

A draft order under section F12... 7 which is laid before the National Assembly for Wales must be accompanied by a statement of the Welsh Ministers giving details of—

Nothing in this section applies to an order under section F13... 7 which is made only for the purpose of amending an earlier order under that section—