17(1)“The final reporting period” means the period of 3 months beginning with the date on which the provisional report was published under paragraph 10(2).E+W
(2)The Board may, before the end of the final reporting period, issue a notice extending that period by a period specified in the notice.
(3)More than one notice may be issued under sub-paragraph (2), but the total final reporting period must not exceed 5 months.
(4)The Board may issue a notice under sub-paragraph (2) only after it has consulted—
(a)the [F1CMA],
(b)the Consumer Panel, and
(c)the Lord Chief Justice.
(5)A notice under sub-paragraph (2) must state the Board's reasons for extending the final reporting period.
(6)The Board must publish a notice issued under sub-paragraph (2).
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 6 para. 17(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 6 para. 118(7); S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)