16(1)After complying with paragraph 15, the Board must decide—E+W
(a)in the case of a section 24 investigation, whether or not to make a recommendation for the purposes of that section, and
(b)in the case of a section 26 investigation, whether or not to make a recommendation for the purposes of that section.
(2)The Board must prepare a report (“the final report”) which sets out—
(a)its decision and the reasons for it,
(b)where it decides to make a recommendation for the purposes of section 24 or 26, that recommendation, and
(c)where it decides to make a recommendation for the purposes of section 24, a statement of the provision which, in the Board's opinion, will need to be made by virtue of section 204(3) or in an order under section 208 (power to make consequential provision, transitional provision etc) if an order is made under section 24 in accordance with that recommendation.
(3)The Board must—
(a)give a copy of the final report to the Lord Chancellor, and
(b)publish that report.
(4)The Board must comply with the obligations imposed by this paragraph within the final reporting period.