Schedule 4: Codes of practice under section 41: principles, objectives, content Section 43: Procedure for issuing codes of practice
This section sets out the procedural requirements for approval of the draft codes of practice.
	Subsections (1) and (2) set out that OFCOM must submit a draft code of practice to the Secretary of State and, provided the Secretary of State does not intend to issue a direction to OFCOM (see section 44), the Secretary of State must lay the draft code before Parliament.
	Subsection (3) provides that, once the draft code of practice has been laid before Parliament, Parliament has 40 days within which it may resolve not to approve it. If either House of Parliament makes such a resolution, OFCOM must not issue the draft code and instead must prepare another version of it under section 41.
	If neither House of Parliament makes such a resolution, OFCOM must issue the code of practice and it will come into force after 21 days.
	This section applies in the same way to amendments to a code of practice as it does to a new code of practice, but not to minor amendments made under section 48.
	Subsections (9) to (11) set out a time period of 18 months from the day the Act is passed, within which Ofcom must submit the first draft codes of practice relating to certain duties. Subsection (9) sets out these duties.
	Subsection (12) allows OFCOM to extend the 18 month period by up to 12 months in relation to any of the relevant draft codes by making and publishing a statement. Subsection (13) sets out that Ofcom's statement must give their reasons for doing this and the period of the extension.
	Subsection (14) allows OFCOM to publish this statement at the same time as, or incorporate, a statement under section 194(3), which contains similar provision about extending the time period for issuing certain guidance documents.
	Subsection (15) sets out that a statement cannot be made in relation to a draft mentioned in a particular paragraph of subsection (9) if a statement has previously been made under subsection (12) or section 194(3). In effect, OFCOM may only extend the 18 month period a single time.