The Secretary of State may issue or approve a code of practice about the standards of conduct and standards of quality of work expected of members of the new homes ombudsman scheme.
The Secretary of State may from time to time revise or replace the code or approve its revision or replacement.
The Secretary of State must ensure that the current version of the code is published.
The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department before—
issuing, revising or replacing the code, or
approving the code or a revision or replacement of it.
In this section, "the relevant Northern Ireland department" means—
the Northern Ireland department designated for the purposes of this section by the First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, or
failing such a designation, the Executive Office in Northern Ireland.