39 Code of practice on local authority publicity

39  Code of practice on local authority publicity

(1)     After section 4 of the Local Government Act 1986 insert—

“4A Power to direct compliance with code

(1)     The Secretary of State may direct one or more specified local authorities in England to comply with a code issued under section 4 that applies to that authority or those authorities.

(2)     A direction may require compliance with—

(a)     one or more specified provisions of a code, or

(b)     all of the provisions of a specified code.

(3)     A direction may—

(a)     specify the steps that an authority to which it is given must take to comply with it;

(b)     specify the time within which such an authority must comply with it.

(4)     The Secretary of State may give a direction to an authority whether or not the Secretary of State

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