The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will discuss allowing individual FAs the freedom to make significant changes to rules at lower levels of the game, including the potential introduction of sin bins in place of yellow cards and extra substitutions.
The IFAB, which was founded in 1886 and has governed the Laws of the Game since, will hold its 131st annual general meeting at Wembley Stadium on March 3.
A statement on the IFAB website confirmed that attendees will discuss the prospect of each country's FA being allowed to implement some of the ideas recently discussed in the media by FIFA's chief officer for technical development Marco van Basten, including the option for more than three substitutions for games going into extra time and a "period of effective playing time" toward the end of every match to stop teams wasting time.
Van Basten also discussed sin bins -- or "time penalties" of five or 10 minutes -- instead of yellow cards, which have been trialled in amateur competitions and could be adopted to the professional game inside three years.
The statement read: "The AGM will be asked to extend the 'Modifications' section of the Laws of the Game to give national football associations more freedom and responsibility to modify the organisational Laws, e.g. number of substitutions and length of play, to assist with the development of their domestic football by promoting and encouraging more people to take part in the game.
"National football associations will be permitted to decide at which levels the modifications are applied in their domestic football, except for competitions involving the first team of clubs in the top league and senior 'A' international teams.
"Additionally, as part of 'Modifications', the proposal to allow temporary dismissals (sin bins) for yellow card offences will be considered following tests in UEFA's development competitions over the last three years."
It added: "Additional agenda items include an update on experiments with the Law 12 change to the punishment for some denial of a goal-scoring opportunities as well as 4th substitutes in extra time; both changes are currently being trialled."
Van Basten had also indicated in December that in future only captains may be allowed to talk to referees and the IFAB statement suggested that will also be considered as part of a discussion over its overall strategy.
"Particular focus will be given to the role of the captain and how her/his responsibilities could be enhanced as part of a move to improve on-field discipline and create better communication between players and match officials," it said.
The IFAB approved experiments with video assistant referees (VARs) last year and the success of those tests -- which have taken place globally, including at last month's Club World Cup -- will be discussed at the AGM.
The IFAB consists of the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FAs, which have one vote each, and FIFA, which has four. Any amendment to the Laws of the Game must receive at least six of the eight votes at the AGM.
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.