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Part 1Water Industry Commissioner and Customer Panels

5Annual reports by, and information from, the Commissioner

(1)The Commissioner 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 Commissioner’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 Commissioner during the year to which the report relates in response to such representations, reports and recommendations as are mentioned in section 2(5), and

(b)where the Commissioner has decided during that year not to take any action in response to any such representation, report or recommendation, 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 Commissioner during the period to which the report relates.