4Impact of reform: annual reportingS
(1)The Scottish Ministers must prepare an initial report giving such information as they consider appropriate about the impact that the UK Act is likely to have on people in Scotland.
(2)The initial report is to be laid before the Scottish Parliament on or before 30 June 2013.
(3)The Scottish Ministers must prepare an annual report giving such information as they consider appropriate about the impact that the UK Act is having on people in Scotland.
(4)An annual report is—
(a)starting with 2014, required each year until 2017,
(b)to be laid before the Scottish Parliament on or before 30 June in the year concerned.
(5)The initial report or an annual report may include such additional information as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
(6)The references in subsections (1) and (3) to the impact of the UK Act include that arising directly or indirectly from the effect of—
(a)a relevant portion of that Act, or
(b)a relevant instrument made under that Act.
(7)The Scottish Ministers may by order—
(a)modify subsection (2) by substituting a later date for the date specified in it,
(b)modify subsection (4) by—
(i)substituting a later year for the second year specified in paragraph (a),
(ii)substituting a later date for the date specified in paragraph (b).
(8)An order under subsection (7) is subject to the negative procedure.