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particular period.

SCHEDULE 1—continued

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           "(3) Where an Act requires a person to furnish a periodic report to a Minister for presentation to the Parliament but does not specify a period within which the report is to be so presented, that Minister shall cause a copy of the periodic report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which he receives the report.
 "(4) Where this or any other Act requires a person to furnish a periodic report to a Minister within a specified period and that person is of the opinion that it will not be reasonably possible to comply with the requirement, that person may, within the specified period, apply to the Minister for an extension of the period, and, where he does so apply, he shall furnish to the Minister a statement in writing explaining why, in that person's opinion, it will not be reasonably possible to comply with the requirement.
 "(5) A Minister may, on application under sub-section (4), grant such extension as he considers reasonable in the circumstances.
 "(6) Notwithstanding sub-section (2) and the provisions of any other Act, where a Minister grants an extension pursuant to an application under sub-section (4)—
    (a) the Minister shall cause to be laid before each House of the Parliament, within 3 sitting days of that House after the day on which he grants the extension, a copy of the statement furnished pursuant to sub-section (4) in respect of the application together with a statement specifying the extension granted and his reasons for granting the extension;
    (b) the person who made the application shall furnish the periodic report to the Minister within the period as so extended; and
    (c) the Minister shall cause a copy of the periodic report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which he receives the report.

SCHEDULE 1—continued
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         "(7) Where this or any other Act requires a person to furnish a periodic report to a Minister within a specified period or an extension of that period under this section and that person fails to do so—
    (a) that person shall, not later than 14 days after the end of that specified period or extension, as the case may be, furnish to the Minister a statement in writing explaining why the report was not furnished as required; and
    (b) the Minister shall cause a copy of the statement to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 3 sitting days of that House after the day on which he receives the statement.
 "(8) This section does