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(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations under—
(a)section 1193 (name suggesting connection with government or public authority), or
(b)section 1194 (other sensitive words or expressions),
require that, in connection with an application for the approval of the Secretary of State under that section, the applicant must seek the view of a specified Government department or other body.
(2)Where such a requirement applies, the applicant must request the specified department or other body (in writing) to indicate whether (and if so why) it has any objections to the proposed name.
(3)He must submit to the Secretary of State a statement that such a request has been made and a copy of any response received from the specified body.
(4)If these requirements are not complied with, the Secretary of State may refuse to consider the application for approval.
(5)In this section “specified” means specified in the regulations.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1195 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1195 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1195 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1195 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(x) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)