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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="2-105" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Labor" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations for the Office of the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Before a unit in the Department publishes a proposed regulation under § 10–112 of the State Government Article, the unit shall submit the proposed regulation to the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary may approve any proposed regulation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 30 days after submission of a proposed regulation on a regulatory, supervisory, quasi–judicial, disciplinary, or enforcement function of a unit, the Secretary may disapprove the proposed regulation but only if the Secretary finds that it:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>would discourage competition within a regulated occupation or profession;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>would unfairly restrict entry of applicants into a regulated occupation or profession; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>otherwise is contrary to the public interest.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Secretary may disapprove or revise any other proposed regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
