Information and annual reports
26 Information and annual reports
1
A National Park authority must provide the Scottish Ministers with such information as they may reasonably require relating to the exercise of the authority’s functions.
2
For that purpose the authority must—
a
permit any person authorised to do so by the Scottish Ministers to inspect and make copies of the accounts and other records of the authority, and
b
provide the person with such explanations of those accounts and records as that person or the Scottish Ministers may reasonably require.
3
As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, a National Park authority must prepare a report on its activities during that year and send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers.
4
The report must set out any directions under section 16 which have been given to the authority during the year to which the report relates.
5
The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Parliament and publish the report.