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9(1)Section 15 (statement in relation to target year) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), for “The report under section 14(3) must include” there is substituted “ The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the target year, lay before Parliament ”.
(3)In subsection (4), for “the report under section 14(3)” there is substituted “ the statement ”.
(4)At the end there is inserted—
“(5)The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department before preparing the statement.”