2(1)Where the Commission is required to make a transfer scheme, it shall submit the scheme to the Secretary of State for his approval before such date as he may direct.
(2)A transfer scheme shall not take effect unless approved by the Secretary of State.
(3)The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the regional development agencies, approve a transfer scheme submitted to him by the Commission either with or without modifications.
3(1)The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the regional development agencies, make a transfer scheme himself if—
(a)he decides not to approve (with or without modifications) a scheme submitted to him before the date specified in relation to it under paragraph 2(1), or
(b)no scheme is submitted to him for approval before that date.
(2)Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) shall prevent the Secretary of State from approving a scheme submitted to him after the date specified in relation to it under paragraph 2(1).
(3)A scheme made by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) shall be treated for all purposes as having been made by the Commission and approved by him.