(1) For the purpose of providing practical guidance to employers, employees and any other persons to whom this Act applies with respect to safety, health and welfare at work, or the requirements or prohibitions of any of the relevant statutory provisions, the Authority -
(a) may, and shall if so requested by the Minister, prepare and publish codes of practice, and
(b) may approve of a code of practice or any part of a code of practice made or published by any other body.
(2) Before publishing or approving of a code of practice or any part of a code of practice under this section, the Authority -
(a) shall obtain the consent of the Minister,
(b) may publish in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate a draft of the code of practice or sections of a draft code of practice and shall give persons one month from the date of publication of the draft code or sections within which to make written representations to the Authority in relation to the draft code or sections of the draft
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