58Approved codes

58 Approved codes (1) ICRC may— (a) approve; or (b) refuse to approve; an industry code a draft of which has been submitted in accordance with section 57.

(2) ICRC may approve an industry code only if— (a) it has consulted the Minister, and the Minister responsible for the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014, in relation to the code; and (b) is satisfied that— (i) the code is not inconsistent in material respects with another industry code or a technical code; and (ii) the requirements of section 60 for public consultation have been satisfied; and (iii) the code is appropriate. (3) ICRC must give the proponent of a draft industry code submitted in accordance with section 57 written notice of its decision on the draft code. (4) If ICRC refuses to approve an industry code, the notice of the decision must set out the reasons for the refusal and may— (a) state any matter that ICRC is satisfied requires further consideration or development; and (b) require the proponent to submit a further draft industry code to ICRC for consideration. (5) If subsection (4) (b) applies, the notice must state the period, that ICRC is satisfied is reasonable in the circumstances, within which the further draft industry code is to be submitted. (6) ICRC must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of each approved code to each utility to which the code would apply.