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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012/section-55E",
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  "legislation": "asp/2012/8",
  "legislation_title": "Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-fire-reform-scotland-act-2012",
  "path": "section/55E",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "55E",
  "heading": "Reporting by the PNBS",
  "text": "(1) The PNBS must, as soon as practicable after the end of each reporting year, prepare a report on how it has carried out its functions during that year.\n(2) The PNBS must—\n(a) give a copy of each report to the Scottish Ministers,\n(b) publish each report in such manner as it considers appropriate.\n(3) In this Chapter, “reporting year” is as defined in the PNBS's constitution.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 8A inserted (9.3.2023 for specified purposes, 17.8.2023 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1), ss. 113(1), 117(2) (with s. 114(2)); S.S.I. 2023/49, art. 2(a); S.S.I. 2023/139, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/8/section/55E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:14:45.019055+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}