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(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing—
(a)descriptions of information which the Authority, a licence holder or the Council may refuse to supply under section 24 or 26; or
(b)circumstances in which the Authority, a licence holder or the Council may refuse to comply with a direction under section 24 or 26.
(2)The Council may, if no person is prescribed for the purpose under subsection (3), refer a failure by a licence holder to comply with a direction under section 24 to the Authority.
(3)The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of enabling a failure to comply with a direction under section 24 or 26 to be referred by the person who gave the direction to such person (other than the Authority) as may be prescribed by the regulations.
(4)A person to whom such a failure is referred (whether under subsection (2) or regulations under subsection (3)) shall—
(a)consider any representations made by either party;
(b)determine whether the person failing to comply with the direction is entitled to refuse to do so and, if not, order him to comply with the direction; and
(c)give notice of his determination and any order under paragraph (b), with reasons, to both parties.
(5)A notice under subsection (4) may be published by either party to the reference; and subsections (2) to (5) of section 25 apply to the publication of such a notice as they apply to the publication of a notice under section 24(4).
(6)Section 60 of the 1989 Act (powers to make regulations) applies to regulations under this section as if they were made under Part I of that Act.
(7)The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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