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(1)The Secretary of State may by order designate a description of documents for the purposes of this Act.
(2)The only documents that may be the subject of an order designating a description of documents for the purposes of this Act are documents which any of the persons mentioned in subsection (3) is authorised or required to issue, whether by or under an enactment or otherwise.
(3)Those persons are—
(a)a Minister of the Crown;
(b)a government department;
(c)a Northern Ireland department;
(d)the National Assembly for Wales;
(e)any other person who carries out functions conferred by or under any enactment that fall to be carried out on behalf of the Crown.
(4)The Secretary of State must not make an order containing (with or without other provision) any provision that he is authorised to make by this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.
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