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155K: Schedule 27, page 281, line 12, after “day” insert “(the “standard period”) or that period as extended by the Secretary of State in accordance with subsections (2A) and (2B). (2A) The Secretary of State may extend that period if the Secretary of State considers that it is likely that a dissolution order will be made in relation to the local authority during the period of one year after the end of the standard period.(2B) Any extension of that period—(a) must be granted, and notified to the local authority in writing, before the end of the standard period;(b) must end no later than one year after the end of the standard period.”