For section 13, substitute—

“13Annual Reports

(1)

The Board must, before such date as the Scottish Ministers may direct, prepare and send to the Scottish Ministers a report of the Board’s proceedings under this Act during the preceding year.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers must prepare a report on the Scottish Ministers’ proceedings under this Act during that year.

(3)

As soon as reasonably practicable after the Scottish Ministers have prepared the report, under subsection (2), the Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of that report, and the report sent to them under subsection (1), before the Scottish Parliament.”.