12Making of mandatory code of practice

12 Making of mandatory code of practice

12 Making of mandatory code of practice

(1) The Minister may make a code of practice only after considering a report of the Council under section 9 (Report on implementation of ethical clothing industry practices).

(2) The code of practice is made by order published in the Gazette.

(3) The code takes effect on the day on which the order is so published or, if a later day is specified in the order for commencement, on the later day so specified.

(4) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend or revoke the code at any time.

(5) The Minister:

(a) must consult the Council and consider any relevant report or recommendation made by it, and

(b) may consult such other organisations or persons as the Minister thinks appropriate,

before amending or revoking the code.

(6) Copies of the following are to be available for public inspection, without charge, at the principal office of the Treasury during ordinary office hours:

(a) a copy of the code of practice,

(b) if the code of practice has been amended, a copy of the code as so amended,

(c) if the code of practice refers to or incorporates any other document prepared or published by a specified body, a copy of each such document.

Editorial note—

For orders under this section see Gazette No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9526. From April 2021, PCO is no longer updating notes in provisions of in force titles about related gazette notices. To search for related gazette notices, please use the Gazette Search functionality.

s 12: Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.49 [2].