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15Annual and other reportsS
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(1)As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, Food Standards Scotland must prepare and publish an annual report on the exercise of its functions during that financial year.
(2)An annual report must contain Food Standards Scotland's assessment of its performance of its functions in relation to—
(a)the statement of performance of functions under section 5 applying during the financial year to which the annual report relates, or
(b)if more than one statement of performance of functions applied during the financial year, each such statement for the period during the financial year when the statement applied.
(3)Subject to subsections (1) and (2), it is for Food Standards Scotland to determine the content of an annual report.
(4)It is for Food Standards Scotland to determine—
(a)the form of an annual report, and
(b)the manner of publication.
(5)As soon as practicable after publishing an annual report, Food Standards Scotland must—
(a)send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers,
(b)lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.
(6)Food Standards Scotland may lay a copy of any other report prepared by it before the Scottish Parliament.
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