The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, its functions and procedure

Reports to Secretary of State.
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1
The Authority shall prepare—
a
a report for the period beginning with the 1 August preceding the relevant commencement date (or if that date is a 1 August, beginning with that date) and ending with the next 31 March, and
b
a report for each succeeding period of 12 months ending with 31 March.
1A
In subsection (1)(a) “
the relevant commencement date
” means the day on which paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 comes into force.
1B
The Authority shall send each report to the Secretary of State as soon as practicable after the end of the period for which it is prepared.
2
A report prepared under this section for any period shall deal with the activities of the Authority in the period and the activities the Authority proposes to undertake in
the succeeding period of twelve months.
3
The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every report received by him under this section.
S. 7(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 7(1) (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 7 para. 3; S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(y)