Guidance
24.—(1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance relating to—
(a)applications for licences under these Regulations (including provisions as to signatures);
(b)the grant and enforcement of licences under these Regulations;
(c)the obligations of suppliers under these Regulations and Articles 5 and 9 of the Precursors Regulation (incorporating any guidance issued by the European Commission in accordance with those Articles).
(2) The Secretary of State may, from time to time, revise the guidance issued under paragraph (1).
(3) Before issuing or revising any guidance under this regulation, the Secretary of State must consult the Chief Constable, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.
(4) The Secretary of State must publish any guidance issued or revised under this article.