Part 3: Enforcement of consumer protection law Chapter 7: Miscellaneous Section 211: Procedural requirements for making of rules
This section sets down the process for rule-making under section 210. Firstly, subsection (1) requires the CMA to consult with stakeholders during its preparation of the rules. The effect is that the rules (or variations to them) will be subject to the scrutiny of traders, their representatives and other interested parties.
	Secondly, subsection (2) requires the CMA to obtain the Secretary of State’s approval (by regulations) before bringing any rule into operation or varying any rule. Subsection (3) empowers the Secretary of State to approve a rule in the form that it is submitted by the CMA or to approve a rule after modification. Where the Secretary of State proposes modifications to a rule or variation of it, subsection (4) requires the Secretary of State to first notify the CMA and take into account the CMA's comments on the proposed modifications before approving the rule.
	Subsection (5) empowers the Secretary of State (by regulations) to vary or revoke rules or to direct the CMA to vary or revoke rules. The process described in the paragraph above does not apply where the Secretary of State directs the CMA to vary or revoke rules in accordance with the direction (subsection (6)).
	Regulations containing the rules are subject to the negative parliamentary procedure (subsection (7)).