Part 1Democracy and involvement
Chapter 2Petitions to local authorities
Electronic petitions
10Electronic petitions
1
A principal local authority must provide a facility for making petitions in electronic form to the authority.
2
A principal local authority must give reasons for not granting a request to use the facility provided by it under this section for the making of a petition.
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In this Chapter, “principal local authority” means—
a
a county council in England;
b
a district council in England;
c
a London borough council;
d
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;
e
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
f
a county or county borough council in Wales.
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In this Chapter, “e-petition facility” means a facility provided under this section.