{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/41",
  "legislation_title": "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Commission shall, as soon after the end of each financial year as may be practicable, prepare and lay before each House of Parliament a report about the performance of the Commission’s functions during that financial year.\n(1A) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the Commission's functions does not include the Commission's functions in relation to devolved Welsh elections or devolved Welsh referendums.\n(2) The Commission shall, on so laying such a report, publish the report in such manner as they determine.\n(3) The functions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) do not include the Commission's devolved Scottish functions.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1A) inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(3)(b), Sch. 2 para. 14(4); S.I. 2020/1052, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 20(3) substituted (S.) (1.10.2020) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 19(2), 35; S.S.I. 2020/278, reg. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1) restricted (S.) (18.12.2013) by Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 (asp 14), ss. 27(5), 36"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20(1) restricted (S.) (30.1.2020) by Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2), ss. 29(6), 41"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/schedule/1/paragraph/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:25.524976+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."
}