Section 43 — Consideration of matters by Negotiating Body

(1) The appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about the consideration by a Negotiating Body of matters within its remit.

(2) The provision that may be made by regulations under this section includes, among other things—

(a) provision about the circumstances in which the Negotiating Body may, or must, consider a matter within its remit, including (among other things) provision requiring it to consider any matter referred to it by the appropriate authority;

(b) provision specifying, or enabling the appropriate authority to specify, factors to which the Negotiating Body may, or must, have regard when considering a matter;

(c) provision specifying, or enabling the appropriate authority to specify, conditions that must be met in relation to any agreement reached by the Negotiating Body about a matter, including (among others) conditions relating to funding;

(d) provision requiring members of the Negotiating Body to provide the Negotiating Body with information, or information of a specified description, for the purposes of enabling it to consider, or reach an agreement about, a matter;

(e) provision requiring the Negotiating Body, if it reaches an agreement about a matter, to submit the agreement to the appropriate authority;

(f) provision requiring the Negotiating Body to take any specified steps before a date notified to it by the appropriate authority.

(3) In this section “specified” means specified in the regulations.