Section 21 Annual report and recommendationsI1

(1)

The independent reviewer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting year—

(a)

prepare a report on the exercise of the reviewer's functions during that year, and

(b)

send a copy of that report to the Scottish Ministers.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of each report received under subsection (1)(b) before the Scottish Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving it.

(3)

The independent reviewer may include in an annual report recommendations to the Scottish Ministers as to—

(a)

any guidance issued by Ministers under section 22 or which the reviewer considers it would be appropriate for Ministers to issue,

(b)

any changes to any enactment which the reviewer considers appropriate, and

(c)

any other matters the reviewer considers appropriate.

(4)

In this section, “reporting year” is—

(a)

the period beginning with the day on which this section comes into force and ending on 31 March, and

(b)

each successive year ending on that date.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 21 in force at 30.11.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/369, reg. 2, sch.