# Legal Services Act 2007, Paragraph 17

Extent: E+W

(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/schedule/6/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/schedule-6/paragraph-17
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