SCHEDULE 1 The Electoral Commission
Reports
20
(1)
The Commission shall, as soon after the end of each financial year as may be practicable, prepare and lay before each House of Parliament a report about the performance of the Commission’s functions during that financial year.
F1(1A)
The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the Commission's functions does not include the Commission's functions in relation to devolved Welsh elections or devolved Welsh referendums.
(2)
The Commission shall, on so laying such a report, publish the report in such manner as they determine.
(3)
The functions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) do not include the Commission's F2devolved Scottish functions.
F320A
(1)
The Commission must, as soon after the end of each financial year as may be practicable, prepare and lay before the Scottish Parliament a report about the performance of the F4Commission's devolved Scottish functions during that financial year.
(2)
On laying the report, the Commission must publish the report in such manner as they may determine.
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F6Reports by Commission: devolved Welsh elections and referendums
20A
(1)
The Commission must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year—
(a)
prepare a report about the performance of the Commission's functions in relation to devolved Welsh elections and devolved Welsh referendums during that financial year, and
(b)
lay the report before Senedd Cymru.
(2)
On laying the report, the Commission must publish it in such manner as the Commission may determine.
Reports by the Llywydd's Committee
20B
(1)
The Llywydd's Committee must, at least once in each year—
(a)
prepare a report on the exercise by the Llywydd's Committee of its functions under this Schedule, and
(b)
lay the report before Senedd Cymru.
(2)
For the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication of any matter by the Llywydd's Committee in such a report is absolutely privileged.