This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)Each report made under or by virtue of section 3 must be laid before Parliament.
(2)The only means of securing accountability in relation to—
(a)the duties in section 1, and
(b)duties imposed by orders under section 2,
is that established by the provision made by or under section 3 for the making of progress reports and reports as to compliance and the duty imposed by subsection (1).
(3)Accordingly, the fact that—
(a)any duty in section 1, or
(b)any duty imposed by an order under section 2,
has not been, or will or may not be, complied with does not affect the lawfulness of anything done, or omitted to be done, by any person.
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