8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), each shadow authority must adopt a code of conduct proposed pursuant to article 25(1) and (2) at its first meeting.
(2) In complying with paragraph (1), each shadow authority must make such amendments or modifications to the proposals submitted to it under article 25 as it considers necessary to secure that, when adopted, the code will satisfy the requirements of section 27 (duty to promote and maintain high standards of conduct) and section 28 (codes of conduct) of the 2011 Act.