Public consultation governs regulatory drafting through comment periods, recorded deviations, publication of responses, and Official Gazette notification.

Public comments on proposed regulations must ordinarily be invited for at least 21 calendar days. The Chairperson may, for recorded reasons, reduce or dispense with consultation, subject to placing that decision before the Authority. Proposed regulations and public comments must be considered by the Authority, with written reasons for substantial deviations in an approved revised draft. Comment summaries, responses, and justified substantial changes must be published before notification, and substantive changes differing materially from the consultation paper may require repeated consultation.

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