Reports

I115Report on operation of Act

1

Public Health Scotland must—

a

as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting period, prepare a report on the operation of this Act during the reporting period, and

b

no later than 2 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates—

i

lay the report before the Scottish Parliament, and

ii

publish the report in such ways as Public Health Scotland considers appropriate.

2

In this section, “reporting period” means—

a

the period beginning with the day on which section 1 comes into force and ending on 31 March in the following year,

b

each of the subsequent 9 periods of one year ending on 31 March.