Part 3

Scottish Water

Miscellaneous

Information and reports
57
1
Scottish Water must provide the Scottish Ministers with such information relating to the exercise of its functions as they may require.
2
For that purpose Scottish Water must—
a
permit any person authorised to do so by the Scottish Ministers to inspect and make copies of its accounts and other records, and
b
provide that person with such explanations in relation to those accounts and records as the person or the Scottish Ministers may require.
3
Scottish Water must prepare—
a
a report on its activities during the period from the beginning of each financial year to 30th September in that year, and
b
a report on its activities during the whole of each financial year,
as soon as practicable after the end of the period to which the report relates.
4
A report prepared under subsection (3)(a) must include a statement of accounts for the period to which the report relates; and subsection (2) of section 45 applies to such a statement of accounts as it applies to a statement of accounts prepared in accordance with that section.
5
A report prepared under subsection (3)(b) must include—
a
a description of the manner in which Scottish Water has complied, during the period to which the report relates, with its duties under sections 26, 28, 50 and 51, and
b
the reasons for any failure, during that period, to comply with its duties under sections 26 and 28.
6
Scottish Water must—
a
send a copy of each report prepared under subsection (3) to the Scottish Ministers, the Commissioner and the Convener of the Water Customer Consultation Panels, and
b
publish the report.
7
A report prepared under subsection (3) must set out any directions under section 56 which have been given to Scottish Water during the period to which the report relates.
8
The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of a report sent to them under subsection (6) before the Parliament.