(3) Where a code of practice is issued, approved, amended or
revoked by the Council under subsection (1), the Council shall —
(a) publish a notice of the issue, approval, amendment or
revocation, as the case may be, of the code of practice in
such manner as will secure adequate publicity for such issue,
approval, amendment or revocation;
(b) specify in the notice referred to in paragraph (a) —
(i) the date of issue, approval, amendment or revocation,
as the case may be;
(ii) the class of hazards, activities or articles in respect of
which the code of practice is issued, approved,
amended or revoked; and
(iii) the place at and the time during which, or the Internet
website where, the code of practice which is the
subject of the notice may be inspected; and
(c) ensure that, so long as the code of practice remains in force,
copies of that code, and of all amendments to that code, are
available —
(i) for inspection by members of the public free of charge;
and
(ii) for purchase by members of the public at a reasonable
price.
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(4) No code of practice, no amendment to an approved code of
practice, and no revocation of any such approved code of practice,
shall have any force or effect until the notice relating thereto is
published in accordance with subsection (3).
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(5) An approved code of practice that is also either a code of practice
issued or approved under another written law or a document prepared
by any person or organisation other than the Council shall consist of
the contents of that code or document as that code or document existed
on the date it was issued or approved as an approved code of practice
under this section.