# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 7


(1) Where a scheme is referred to the Secretary of State he shall—
(a) approve it;
(b) request the public authority to make a revised scheme; or
(c) make a scheme for the public authority.
(2) A request under sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall be treated in the same way as a request under paragraph 3(1)(b).
(3) Where the Secretary of State—
(a) requests a revised scheme under sub-paragraph (1)(b); or
(b) makes a scheme under sub-paragraph (1)(c),
he shall notify the Assembly in writing that he has done so and, in a case falling within paragraph (b), send the Assembly a copy of the scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/9/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-9/paragraph-7
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