Investigations and reports on references under article 5
8.—(1) The Commission shall prepare a report on a reference under article 5 and give it to the Secretary of State within the period permitted by article 9.
(2) The report shall, in particular, contain—
(a)the decisions of the Commission on the questions which it is required to answer by virtue of article 6;
(b)its reasons for its decisions; and
(c)such information as the Commission considers appropriate for facilitating a proper understanding of those questions and of its reasons for its decisions.
(3) The Commission shall carry out such investigations as it considers appropriate for the purpose of producing a report under this article.