16. (1) On receipt of an interim Heritage Objects Register submitted under section 15, the Minister shall, by instrument in writing, approve or refuse to approve—
(a) the interim Register as a whole; or
(b) each provision of the interim Register.
(2) An instrument of approval under subsection (1) shall specify—
(a) the date of effect of the approval, or the date of effect of the approval of each approved provision of the interim Register; and
(b) places where copies of the Register, or the approved provisions of the interim Register, may be inspected or purchased.
(3) The Minister shall make copies of the Register, or of each approved provision of the Register, excluding any restricted information, available for public inspection or purchase during office hours at the places specified under subsection (2).