(1)The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting period, prepare a report setting out—
(a)progress made in the reporting period in respect of the objectives and plans included in the Scots language strategy,
(b)steps taken in the reporting period to keep the Scots language strategy under review.
(2)The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)publish the report in such manner as they consider appropriate, and
(b)lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.
(3)In this section “reporting period” means the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the Scots language strategy was last published.