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Legislation Act 2019

Drafting and publishing of legislation - Drafting and publishing legislation - Other provisions applying to secondary legislation not published by PCO

73: Maker must publish secondary legislation not published by PCO (if required)

You could also call this:

"You must publish your own laws if the government publisher doesn't do it for you."

If you make secondary legislation that is not published by the PCO, this section applies to you. You must follow the rules for publishing that secondary legislation, if there are any. When you first follow these rules, the secondary legislation is considered published under this Act.

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Part 3Drafting and publishing of legislation
Drafting and publishing legislation: Other provisions applying to secondary legislation not published by PCO

73Maker must publish secondary legislation not published by PCO (if required)

  1. This section applies to secondary legislation that is not published by the PCO.

  2. The maker of the secondary legislation must comply with the applicable publication requirements (if any) for that secondary legislation.

  3. For the purpose of this Act and any other legislation, the secondary legislation is published under this Act when the maker first complies with the applicable publication requirements.

Notes
  • Section 73(3): inserted, on , by section 4(2) of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).