Electricity Act 1989

50 Annual and other reports

(1) The Director shall, as soon as practicable after the end of the year 1989 and of each subsequent calendar year—

(a) make to the Secretary of State a report on—

(i) his activities during that year; and

(ii) the Monopolies Commission’s activities during that year so far as relating to references made by him; and

(b) send a copy of that report to the chairman and members of each of the consumers' committees.

(2) Every such report shall—

(a) include a general survey of developments, during the year to which it relates, in respect of matters falling within the scope of the Director’s functions;

(b) set out any final or provisional orders made by the Director during that year;

(c) set out any general directions given to the Director during that year under section 47(2) above;

(d) include a general survey of the activities during that year of the consumers' committees and a summary of any reports made to him by those committees under section 52 below; and

(e) include a general survey of the activities during the year of the National Consumers' Consultative Committee.

(3) The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of every report made by the Director 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 considers appropriate.

(4) The Director shall also make to the Secretary of State—

(a) such reports with respect to the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a) above as the Secretary of State may from time to time require; and

(b) such other reports with respect to those matters as may appear to him to be expedient;

and the Director shall, if the Secretary of State so directs, arrange for copies of any report made under this subsection to be published in such manner as is specified in the direction.

(5) In making or preparing any report under this section the Director shall have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practicable, the matters specified in section 42(5)(a) and (b) above.

(6) Section 125(1) of the 1973 Act (annual and other reports) shall not apply to activities of the Monopolies Commission on which the Director is required to report by this section.