67Directions by Welsh Ministers to prepare reportsU.K.
(1)The Welsh Ministers may direct a reporting authority to prepare a report containing any of the following—
(a)an assessment of the current and predicted impact of climate change in relation to the authority's devolved Welsh functions;
(b)a statement of the authority's proposals and policies for adapting to climate change in the exercise of those functions and the time-scales for introducing those proposals and policies;
(c)an assessment of the progress made by the authority towards implementing the proposals and policies set out in its previous reports.
(2)The Welsh Ministers may direct two or more reporting authorities to prepare a joint report.
(3)The Welsh Ministers may give directions about—
(a)the time within which a report must be prepared, and
(b)its content,
and may, in particular, require it to cover a particular geographical area.