Sec. 47.
(1) Except in case of a rule processed under section 48, a rule becomes effective on the date fixed in the rule, which shall not be earlier than 7 days after the date of its promulgation, or if a date is not so fixed then 7 days after the date of promulgation.
(2) Except in case of a rule processed under section 48, an agency may withdraw a promulgated rule which has not become effective by filing a written request stating reasons for withdrawal to the secretary of state on or before the last day for filing rules for the interim period in which the rules were first filed, or by filing a written request for withdrawal to the secretary of state and the office of regulatory reform, within a reasonable time as determined by the office of regulatory reform, after the last day for filing and before publication of the rule in the next supplement to the code. In any other case an agency may abrogate its rule only by rescission. When an agency has withdrawn a promulgated rule, it shall give notice, stating reasons, to the committee that the rule has been withdrawn.
(3) Sections 45 and 45a apply to rules for which a public hearing has not been held by April 1, 2000.
History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 171, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 108, Eff. Jan. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 262, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Popular Name: Act 306
Popular Name: APA
Last modified: October 10, 2016