3  Change Process

3.1  Either party may serve a Change Notice proposing a Change and such Change Notice shall be processed in accordance with the following sections of this Change Protocol:

(a)  an Authority Change which is a Low Value Change shall be processed in accordance with Part 2 (Low Value Changes) of this Schedule 15;

(b)  an Authority Change which is a Medium Value Change shall be processed in accordance with Part 3 (Medium Value Changes) of this Schedule 15;

(c)  an Authority Change which is a High Value Change shall be processed in accordance with Part 4 (High Value Changes) of this Schedule 15;

(d)  a Service Provider Change shall be processed in accordance with Part 5 (Service Provider Change) of this Schedule 15; and

(e)  where an Accrual or De-Accrual is required by the Authority, the provisions of Schedule 14 (Accrual and De-Accrual Process) shall apply,

[except that the Authority may, in respect of any Change, submit a Change pursuant to Part 4 (High Value Change) of this Schedule 15 (notwithstanding that such a Change may not fall within the definition of a High Value Change).]6

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6 The Authority should consider whether to include this provision or not.  It may be appropriate if a Change is complex but of low financial value.