sec.48Procedures

### sec.48 Procedures The responsible Ministers may return the draft strategic or operational plan to the board and ask the board— to consider, or further consider, a stated thing and deal with the thing in the draft plan; and to revise the draft plan in the light of its consideration or further consideration. The board must comply with the request as a matter of urgency. If the draft plan has not been agreed to by the responsible Ministers by 1 month before the start of the financial year, the responsible Ministers may, by written notice, direct the board— to take stated steps in relation to the draft plan; or to make stated modifications of the draft plan. The board must immediately comply with the direction and include a copy of the direction in the plan. (sec.48-ssec.1) The responsible Ministers may return the draft strategic or operational plan to the board and ask the board— to consider, or further consider, a stated thing and deal with the thing in the draft plan; and to revise the draft plan in the light of its consideration or further consideration. (sec.48-ssec.2) The board must comply with the request as a matter of urgency. (sec.48-ssec.3) If the draft plan has not been agreed to by the responsible Ministers by 1 month before the start of the financial year, the responsible Ministers may, by written notice, direct the board— to take stated steps in relation to the draft plan; or to make stated modifications of the draft plan. (sec.48-ssec.4) The board must immediately comply with the direction and include a copy of the direction in the plan. - (a) to consider, or further consider, a stated thing and deal with the thing in the draft plan; and - (b) to revise the draft plan in the light of its consideration or further consideration. - (a) to take stated steps in relation to the draft plan; or - (b) to make stated modifications of the draft plan.