The Chief Constable shall, not later than 3 months after the end of each financial year, submit to the Board a general report on the policing of Northern Ireland during that year.

The Chief Constable shall arrange for a report submitted under this section to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.

The Chief Constable shall, at the same time as he submits a report to the Board under this section, submit the same report to the F2Department of Justice.

The F3Department of Justice shall lay before F4the Northern Ireland Assembly every report submitted to F5the Department of Justice under subsection (3).

Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (4) in relation to the laying of a report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.