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(1)[F1Subject to section 61 of the Social Security Act 1986, where]the Secretary of State proposes to make any regulations under this Part of this Act [F2(other than regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked thereby)]he shall refer the proposals, in the form of draft regulations or otherwise, to the Occupational Pensions Board.
(2)The Board shall consider any proposals referred to them under this section and make a report to the Secretary of State containing such recommendations as they think fit with regard to the subject-matter of the proposals; and if after receiving the Board’s report the Secretary of State lays before Parliament regulations or draft regulations which comprise the whole or any part of the subject-matter of proposals referred to the Board he shall lay with the regulations or draft a copy of the report and a statement showing—
(a)the extent (if any) to which the Secretary of State has, in framing the regulations, given effect to the recommendations contained in the Board’s report; and
(b)in so far as effect has not been given to any such recommendations, his reasons why not.
(3)In relation to any regulations required or authorised under this Act to be made by the Secretary of State in conjunction with the Treasury, any reference in the foregoing provisions of this section to the Secretary of State shall be construed as a reference to him and the Treasury acting jointly.
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F1Words substituted by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), Sch. 10, para. 82, w.e.f. 25.7.86
F2Words substituted by Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18), Sch. 3 para. 3 w.e.f. 22.3.79
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