9(1)The Lord Chancellor shall also send a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph 8(4)(a) to the Director.
(2)The Director shall consider whether the amending regulations or rules would have, or would be likely to have, the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition to any significant extent.
(3)When the Director has completed his consideration he shall give such advice to the Lord Chancellor as he thinks fit.
(4)The Director may publish any advice given by him under this paragraph.
(5)The Director shall, so far as practicable, exclude from anything published under sub-paragraph (4) any matter which relates to the affairs of a particular person (other than the applicant) the publication of which would, or might in the Director’s opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person.