Investigations and reports on references under article 58

1

The Commission shall prepare a report on a reference under article 5 and give it to the Secretary of State within the period permitted by article 9.

2

The report shall, in particular, contain—

a

the decisions of the Commission on the questions which it is required to answer by virtue of article 6;

b

its reasons for its decisions; and

c

such information as the Commission considers appropriate for facilitating a proper understanding of those questions and of its reasons for its decisions.

3

The Commission shall carry out such investigations as it considers appropriate for the purpose of producing a report under this article.