139W.— (1) Before making a scheme under section 139V, the Commission shall consult—

(a) any advisory committee it has established for that purpose under section 19, and

(b) any other person the Commission thinks appropriate.

(2) The Commission shall give the Minister a copy of any scheme made under section 139V as soon as practicable after it is made.

(3) The Commission may amend or replace a scheme made under section 139V, and subsections (1) and (2) apply to the amendment of a scheme as they apply to the making of a scheme.

(4) A scheme made under section 139V, and any amendment of it, shall be laid by the Commission before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.]