Sch 6 para 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). (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 CMA , (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).