Regulation 2 Modification of consideration procedure

Paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the 2014 Act applies to the relevant authorities specified in regulation 3 with the following modifications.

Sub-paragraph (5) is to be read as if for the words from “before the end of the period of one month” to the end of that sub-paragraph, there were substituted “as soon as is reasonably practicable after it has been received.”.

Sub-paragraph (8) is to be read as if for the words “of one month”, there were substituted “for consideration”.