(1) Subsection (2) applies if the chief executive decides to prepare a draft
end of waste code (the
"draft code" ).
(2) The chief executive may establish a technical advisory
panel under section 173Gto prepare the draft code.
(3) If the chief
executive establishes a technical advisory panel to prepare the draft code—
(a) the chief executive may require the panel to include particular
requirements in the draft code; and
(b) the panel must prepare and give the
chief executive the draft code by the day stated in the schedule.
(4)
However, the technical advisory panel may, after having regard to the matters
mentioned in section 163(1) but within 2 months of being established,
recommend to the chief executive that the draft code should not be prepared.
(5) The technical advisory panel’s recommendation under subsection (4) must
be given to the chief executive in writing and include the panel’s reasons
for the recommendation.
(6) If the chief executive does not establish a
technical advisory panel to prepare the draft code, the chief executive must
prepare the draft code by the day stated in the schedule.