Electricity Act 1957

10 Annual reports

(1) Every Area Board and the Generating Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, make to the Minister a report on the performance by them of their functions during that year and on their policy and programmes; and every Area Board and the Generating Board shall, as soon as their report has been made to the Minister, send a copy thereof to the Electricity Council.

(2) As soon as possible after copies of the reports of the Generating Board and all the Area Boards for any financial year have been received by the Electricity Council, the Council shall make to the Minister a report consisting of—

(a) a report on the performance by the Council of their functions during that year, and on the policy and programmes of the Council, and

(b) a general review of the activities and progress during that year of the electricity supply industry in England and Wales, taking that industry as a whole.

(3) Every report made under this section by an Area Board, the Generating Board or the Electricity Council for any year shall set out any directions given by the Minister to the Board or Council during that year, except any direction in the case of which the Minister has notified to the Board or Council his opinion that it should be omitted in the interests of national security.

(4) The Minister may give directions as to the form of the reports to be made under the preceding provisions of this section.

(5) A Consultative Council for the area of any Area Board may, in respect of any financial year of the Board, make to the Board a report on the performance by the Council of their functions during that year; and any such report shall be made to the Board as soon as possible after the end of the financial year in question, and the Board shall include that report in the report made by them under this section.

(6) The Minister shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of the report made for each financial year by each Area Board, the Generating Board and the Electricity Council, and shall at the same time lay before each House of Parliament a report with respect to the performance of his functions during that year under the principal Act and this Act and the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1936, except as regards matters which in his opinion it is against the interests of national security to disclose.