# Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, Section 12: Reporting regarding section 7 duty


(1) A relevant authority to which the duty imposed by section 7 applies in a reporting period must publish information about the steps which the authority has taken to comply with that duty during that reporting period.
(2) A “reporting period” is any period determined by the authority of up to a maximum of one year.
(3) The relevant authority may publish the information in such manner as the authority considers appropriate (for example in an annual or other report prepared by the authority).
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to the Scottish Ministers (see section 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/12/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/islands-scotland-act-2018/section-12
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