Part 1 Water Industry Commissioner and the representation of consumers

5 Annual reports by, and information from, the Commissioner

(1)

The F1Commission must—

(a)

as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, submit to the Scottish Ministers, and publish, a report on the exercise of the F1Commission's functions during that year, and

(b)

provide the Scottish Ministers with such information regarding the exercise of those functions as they may require.

(2)

A report under subsection (1)(a) must include a summary of—

(a)

action taken by the F1Commission during the year to which the report relates in response F2to—

(i)

any F3advice, information or representation made to it by the National Consumer Council under section 8(1)(a) or (c) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (representative functions) , and

(ii)

any F4proposals made to it under section 8(1)(b) of that Act , and

(b)

where the F1Commission has decided during that year not to take any action in response to any such F5advice, information, proposal or representation F6... F7..., the reasons for that decision.

(3)

A report under subsection (1)(a) must set out any directions under section 1 which have been given to the F1Commission during the period to which the report relates.

F8(4)

The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Parliament a copy of each report submitted to them under subsection (1)(a).