Part 3Management of Scottish Crown Estate assets
Planning and reporting
27Laying and publication of annual reports
1
The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of each annual report before the Scottish Parliament.
2
They may do so by laying before the Parliament a copy of—
a
a consolidated report comprising two or more annual reports, or
b
an individual annual report.
3
The Scottish Ministers must publish each consolidated or annual report in such manner as they consider appropriate as soon as reasonably practicable after a copy of it is laid before the Parliament.
4
A manager must not publish its report prepared under section 26(1) until a copy of it has been laid before the Parliament.
5
In this section, “annual report” means a report prepared under—
a
section 26(1), or
b
article 18(1)(a) of the Crown Estate Scotland Order.