Part 1 Water Industry Commissioner and Customer Panels

5 Annual reports by, and information from, the Commissioner

1

The F2Commission must—

a

as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, submit to the Scottish Ministers, and publish, a report on the exercise of the F2Commission's functions during that year, and

b

provide the Scottish Ministers with such information regarding the exercise of those functions as they may require.

2

A report under subsection (1)(a) must include a summary of—

a

action taken by the F2Commission during the year to which the report relates in response F3to—

i

any representations made to it by a Customer Panel, and

ii

any recommendations made to it under section 2(4), and

b

where the F2Commission has decided during that year not to take any action in response to any such representation F4... or recommendation, the reasons for that decision.

3

A report under subsection (1)(a) must set out any directions under section 1 which have been given to the F2Commission during the period to which the report relates.

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The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Parliament a copy of each report submitted to them under subsection (1)(a).