5.—(1) Where a governing body is considering federation, it must first consider a report on the proposal.
(2) The report must be specified as an item on the agenda for the meeting of which notice has been given in accordance with regulation 57(4).
(3) Where a governing body proposes that it should federate with the governing body of a federation, it must give notice of the proposal to the governing body of the federation.
(4) Upon receipt of the notice, the governing body of the federation must consider whether it should—
(a)give preliminary consent to the governing body joining the federation; or
(b)determine that the governing body should not join the federation.