Commentary on provisions of Act Section 3: Codes of practice about security measures Section 105F: Issuing codes of practice about security measures
Subsection (1) sets out what the Secretary of State must do before issuing a code of practice. It explains that the Secretary of State:
must publish a draft of the code or the revisions of the code;
must consult about the draft with Ofcom, providers to whom the draft would apply, and other persons as appropriate; and
may make alterations to the draft after consultation if appropriate.
	Subsection (2) requires the Secretary of State to lay a draft of the code before Parliament. Subsections (3), (4) and (5) set out the ability of Parliament to scrutinise a draft code within a 40-day period, during which it can resolve not to approve a code of practice. If no resolution is made the Secretary of State may issue the code of practice and publish it. Subsections (6) and (7) set out commencement dates for different purposes. Subsections (8) and (9) relate to the definition of the 40-day scrutiny period.