SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17The Ombudsman Scheme

Part IVThe Voluntary Jurisdiction

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1

If the scheme operator proposes to make voluntary jurisdiction rules, it must publish a draft of the proposed rules in the way appearing to it to be best calculated to bring them to the attention of the public.

2

The draft must be accompanied by—

a

an explanation of the proposed rules; and

b

a statement that representations about the proposals may be made to the scheme operator within a specified time.

3

Before making any voluntary jurisdiction rules, the scheme operator must have regard to any representations made to it in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(b).

4

If voluntary jurisdiction rules made by the scheme operator differ from the draft published under sub-paragraph (1) in a way which the scheme operator considers significant, the scheme operator must publish a statement of the difference.