12Approval of the code
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(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.