77Publicity requirements for certain accounts and reports of the Post Office company
(1)The Post Office company shall send to the Secretary of State—
(a)a copy of all annual accounts of the company on which the company’s auditors have made a report under section 235 of the [1985 c. 6.] Companies Act 1985, and
(b)a copy of the auditor’s report,
as soon as practicable after the report has been made.
(2)The Post Office company shall send to the Secretary of State a copy of the report prepared by its directors under section 234 of the [1985 c. 6.] Companies Act 1985 in relation to any year which includes the appointed day or any subsequent year as soon as practicable after the report has been approved and signed under section 234A of that Act.
(3)The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the accounts and reports received by him under this section before each House of Parliament.
(4)In this section “annual accounts” means annual accounts (within the meaning of Part VII of the [1985 c. 6.] Companies Act 1985) which relate to any year which includes the appointed day or to any subsequent year.