Constitutional Reform Act 2005

54 Annual report U.K.

(1) As soon as practicable after each financial year, the chief executive of the Supreme Court must prepare a report about the business of the Supreme Court during that year and give a copy of that report to the following persons—

(a) the Lord Chancellor;

(b) the First Minister in Scotland;

(c) the First Minister and the deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland;

(d) [F1 the First Minister for Wales].

(2) The Lord Chancellor must lay a copy of any report of which a copy is given under subsection (1)(a) before each House of Parliament.

(3) Each of the following is a “financial year” for the purposes of this section—

(a) the period which begins with the date on which this section comes into force and ends with the following 31 March;

(b) each successive period of 12 months.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 54(1)(d) substituted (2.5.2007) by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), arts. 1(2)(3), 3, Sch. 1 para. 110(c)