Sch 10 para 13
(1) Where an application is made under this Part, the Board must give the decision notice under paragraph 12 within the decision period. (2) The “ decision period ” is the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the application is made to the Board. (3) The Board may, before the end of the decision period, issue a notice extending that period by a period specified in the notice. (4) More than one notice may be issued under sub-paragraph (3), but the decision period must not exceed 16 months. (5) The Board may issue a notice under sub-paragraph (3) only after it has— (a) consulted the CMA , the Consumer Panel and the Lord Chief Justice, and (b) obtained the Lord Chancellor's consent to the extension. (6) A notice under sub-paragraph (3) must state the Board's reasons for extending the decision period. (7) The Board must publish any notice issued under sub-paragraph (3).