Part 3

The Scottish Information Commissioner

Laying of reports
46
1
The Commissioner must lay annually before the Parliament a general report on the exercise of the functions conferred on that officer under this Act.
2
The report mentioned in subsection (1) (without prejudice to the generality of that subsection) must record the number of occasions, during the period covered by the report, on which the Commissioner failed to reach a decision on an application under section 47(1) (being an application on which a decision fell to be made) within the period of four months specified in section 49(3)(b).
3
The Commissioner may from time to time lay before the Parliament such other reports with respect to the functions conferred on that officer under this Act as that officer thinks fit.
S. 46 applied (with modifications) (1.1.2005) by The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/520), reg 18(5)(6) (with reg. 3)