Section 45: Advisory Council to consider certain regulations

(1)
Where regulations are to be made under this Act, the Minister may, if he thinks fit, prepare a draft of the regulations for consideration by the Advisory Council.
(2)
If a draft is submitted to the Advisory Council the Advisory Council shall publish, in such manner as it thinks best adapted for notifying the persons affected, notice of the fact and of the place where copies of the draft may be obtained and of the time, not less than fourteen days nor more than twenty-eight days, within which objection may be lodged with the Advisory Council.
(3)
Objections shall be in writing and shall state the portions of the draft which are objectionable together with the grounds of objection and any amendment proposed by the objector.
(4)
Objections received within the prescribed time shall be considered by the Advisory Council at its next meeting and after hearing if it thinks fit any objector, the Advisory Council shall report its findings in writing to the Minister.
(5)
Regulations when made shall be laid before both Houses of the National Assembly as soon as may be after they are made together with the report (if any) made by the Advisory Council on the draft and a statement showing amendments made since the report of the Advisory Council and the effect given to any recommendation of the Advisory Council, or the reasons for not adopting a recommendation of the Advisory Council.
(6)
If either House of the National Assembly passes a resolution within seven sitting days after the laying, disallowing the regulations, the regulations shall be void but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.