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(1)If a court makes a strike down declarator or an incompatibility declarator, the Scottish Ministers must, within the period of 6 months beginning with the day after the day on which the declarator is made—
(a)prepare a report setting out what steps (if any) they intend to take in response to the declarator,
(b)publish the report in such manner as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,
(c)lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament, and
(d)seek to make a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the contents of the report.
(2)A report published under subsection (1)(b) must be accompanied by a version of the report that children can understand.
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