Section 21 Publication of Authority’s annual statement of accounts and business strategy

(1)

As soon as reasonably practicable after their annual statement of accounts is prepared, the Authority—

(a)

shall make available a copy of the statement for a period of three months at the offices of the Authority for inspection free of charge by members of the public; and

(b)

shall, subject to the payment of a reasonable charge, supply a copy of the statement to any person who requests to be supplied with a copy.

(2)

The Authority shall prepare, by way of supplement to the annual statement of accounts, a business strategy containing—

(a)

general information about the Authority and its members;

(b)

statements of the Authority’s key policies, its strategic objectives, and its targets for a stated period not less than the coming financial year;

(c)

a statement outlining the Authority’s operations during the period covered by the statement, its operational performance and future plans;

and the business strategy shall be made available in the same way as the annual statement of accounts.