Public Bodies Bill [HL]

My Lords, the point that is covered by ““may”” rather than ““must”” is that, in the light of the consultation, even if the Minister wants to make an order, he may well think it is right to do something else first; for example, have further consultations and make modified proposals before he proceeds with the order. That is why, in this context, the word ““may”” is often used when many of us might have thought it was going to happen anyway. That is the reason and I believe it is a good reason.