SCHEDULE 3Amendments of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
Annual reports
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In section 17—
a
at the end of subsection (1)
(duty to lay annual reports) there is inserted “
during the reporting year
”
,
b
in subsection (2)
(Ombudsman's recommendations) for “period in question” there is substituted “
reporting year
”
,
c
after subsection (2) there is inserted—
2A
A report under subsection (1) must be laid before the Parliament within seven months after the end of the reporting year.
d
in subsection (3)
(directions as to form and content of reports) for “Parliament” there is substituted “
Parliamentary corporation
”
,
e
after that subsection there is inserted—
3A
The Ombudsman must arrange for the publication of each report under subsection (1).
f
after subsection (4) there is inserted—
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In this section, “reporting year” means the year beginning on 1 April.