(1)In any calendar year in which there occurs an event to which this section applies, the Secretary of State shall in respect of that year lay before Parliament a report informing Parliament of that occurrence or, as the case may be, the number of such occurrences.
(2)This section applies to the following events—
(a)the Secretary of State enters into a contract for the design and construction of a road which is to be subject to a toll order;
(b)there is opened to public use a new road subject to a toll order for which he is the roads authority;
(c)a toll order, or an order varying or revoking a toll order, is made or confirmed by him.
(3)A report under this section shall contain such information as appears to him to be appropriate with respect to the toll orders (whenever made) which are in force during that year or any part of it.
(4)A report under this section shall be laid on or before 31st July in the following calendar year.