Chapter 1: Collection and Sharing of Data Section 26: Requirements under section 23(1): duty to publish draft requirement
Subsection (1) states that the Secretary of State must publish a draft requirement before such a requirement is finalised. Subsections (1) (a) (ii) and (iii) stipulate the information to be included in the draft, including the deadline for comments. Subsection (1) (b) states that the final requirement may be imposed in either its draft or a revised form, based on the comments received in the published timeframe.
	Subsection (2) states that the requirement may be imposed on a person at any time once the final drafting has been agreed.