Schedules

Schedule 5Preparation of an MPS or of amendments of an MPS

Adoption and publication of the relevant document

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1

A policy authority adopts the final text by—

a

deciding that the final text is to be published as the relevant document, and

b

giving notice of that decision to each of the other policy authorities.

2

The relevant document is to be published by the relevant authorities, acting jointly, as soon as reasonably practicable after the final text has been adopted by each of them.

3

If the final text has been adopted by one or more, but not all, of the policy authorities, the authorities that have not adopted the final text must be allowed a reasonable period in which to do so before the relevant document is published.