Section 12 Approval of the codeI1

(1)

Once the Commissioner has finalised a draft code of practice, the Commissioner must submit it to the Scottish Ministers for approval.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may approve a draft code of practice—

(a)

without modification, or

(b)

with such modifications as they, with the consent of the Commissioner, consider appropriate.

(3)

If the Scottish Ministers do not approve a draft code of practice, they must give the Commissioner a statement of their reasons for not approving it.

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