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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Directions: procedure

Board’s duty to seek advice

3(1)After complying with paragraph 2, the Board must give each of the persons listed in sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)a copy of the warning notice and the accompanying draft direction,

(b)a copy of any written representations duly made under paragraph 2 and a copy of the report (if any) prepared under that paragraph, and

(c)a notice specifying a period within which any advice under paragraphs 4 to 7 must be given.

(2)Those persons are—

(a)the Lord Chancellor,

(b)the OFT,

(c)the Consumer Panel,

(d)the Lord Chief Justice, and

(e)such other persons as the Board considers it reasonable to consult in respect of the proposed direction.

(3)In this Schedule, in relation to a proposed direction, “selected consultee” means a person within sub-paragraph (2)(e).