27.—(1) The Information Centre must make arrangements for persons identified by the Secretary of State or the Board in writing to assess, and, if appropriate, approve, an application made pursuant to regulation 26, unless regulation 26(4) applies.
(2) A person mentioned in paragraph (1) must be—
(a)a peer reviewer with knowledge relevant to the assessment of the application; or
(b)a statistical or analytical expert with knowledge of the methodology described in an application; or
(c)a person, who may be a member of staff of the Information Centre, able to advise the Information Centre in connection with the governance or strategic management of the contents of the library.
(3) The Information Centre may request that, where appropriate, the persons mentioned in paragraph (1) make recommendations for the purpose of enabling a proposer to revise the proposer’s application.
(4) The Information Centre must advise a proposer about any recommendations made by persons pursuant to paragraph (3).
(5) The Information Centre may provide a proposer with advice and guidance generally about the application.