74 Annual and other reports of [the Office of Rail Regulation].E+W+S
(1)[the Office of Rail Regulation] shall, as soon as practicable [after the end of each financial year,], make to the Secretary of State a report on—
(a)his activities during that year; and
(b)the [Competition Commission’s] activities during that year, so far as relating to references made by [the Office of Rail Regulation] .
(2)Every such report shall include—
(a)a general survey of developments, during the year to which it relates, in respect of matters falling within the scope of [its] functions;
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)a statement setting out any general directions given to [the Office of Rail Regulation] during that year under section 69(2) above; . . .
(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of every report made by [the Office of Rail Regulation] under subsection (1) above before each House of Parliament and shall arrange for copies of every such report to be published in such manner as he may consider appropriate.
[(3A)Where a report is made by [the Office of Rail Regulation] under subsection (1) above to the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), the Scottish Ministers shall lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament and shall arrange for copies to be published in such manner as they consider appropriate.]
(4)[the Office of Rail Regulation] may also prepare such other reports as [it] thinks fit with respect to any matter falling within the scope of [its] functions.
(5)[the Office of Rail Regulation]may arrange for copies of any report prepared under subsection (4) above to be published in such manner as [it] may consider appropriate.
(6)In making or preparing any report under this section, [the Office of Rail Regulation] shall have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practicable, the matters specified in section 71(2)(a) and (b) above.
(7)[Paragraph 12A(1) of Schedule 7 to the Competition Act 1998 (annual reports of the Competition Commission)]shall not apply to activities of the [Competition Commission] on which [the Office of Rail Regulation] is required to report by this section.
(8)In this section—
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