(1)The appropriate national authority may by order make provision as to what a petition scheme must or must not contain.
(2)The appropriate national authority may give guidance to one or more principal local authorities in relation to the discharge of their functions under this Chapter.
(3)Provision in an order under subsection (1) or guidance under subsection (2) may relate in particular, in the case of a petition scheme, to—
(a)the number to be specified pursuant to section 12(2), 15(4) or 16(3),
(b)the period to be specified pursuant to section 13(2) or 14(8), or
(c)the officers to be specified pursuant to section 16(4).
(4)Guidance under subsection (2) may include a model petition scheme.
(5)A principal local authority may for the purpose of the discharge of its duties under this Chapter, adopt, with or without modification, the provisions of a model petition scheme under subsection (4).
(6)The appropriate national authority may direct a principal local authority to make such revisions to its petition scheme as may be specified in the direction (and subsection (4) of section 11 applies in relation to any petition scheme revised under this subsection).
(7)The powers conferred by this section are subject to the requirements of this Chapter.
Commencement Information
I1S. 19 in force at 20.3.2010 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2010/881, art. 2(b)
I2S. 19 in force at 15.6.2010 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/881, art. 3(j)