Other safeguards
19Reports on exercise of powers under Act
1
The Secretary of State must—
a
prepare a report about the exercise of the powers mentioned in subsection (2) during each period of 3 months beginning with the month in which this Act is passed, and
b
lay a copy of each such report before Parliament.
2
The powers referred to in subsection (1) are the powers of the Secretary of State under this Act—
a
to impose measures on an individual by a TPIM notice under section 2;
b
to extend a TPIM notice under section 5(2);
c
to vary a TPIM notice under section 12;
d
to revoke a TPIM notice under section 13(1);
e
to revive a TPIM notice under section 13(6).
3
The duty under subsection (1) in relation to the preparation and laying of a report must be carried out as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the 3 month period to which the report relates.
4
Subject to subsection (5), this section does not require a report to be made in relation to any time which falls after the Secretary of State’s TPIM powers have expired or been repealed under section 21, except for the period of 28 days referred to in section 22(2).
5
If the Secretary of State’s TPIM powers are revived under section 21—
a
the reference in subsection (1)(a) above to the month in which this Act is passed is to be read as a reference to the month in which the revival takes effect; and
b
this section applies accordingly.