{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2002/3",
  "legislation_title": "Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-industry-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Annual reports by, and information from, the Commissioner",
  "text": "(1) The Commission must—\n(a) as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, submit to the Scottish Ministers, and publish, a report on the exercise of the Commission's functions during that year, and\n(b) provide the Scottish Ministers with such information regarding the exercise of those functions as they may require.\n(2) A report under subsection (1)(a) must include a summary of—\n(a) action taken by the Commission during the year to which the report relates in response to—\n(i) any advice, information or representation made to it by Citizens Advice Scotland under section 8(1)(a) or (c) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (representative functions) , and\n(ii) any proposals made to it under section 8(1)(b) of that Act , and\n(b) where the Commission has decided during that year not to take any action in response to any such advice, information, proposal or representation ... ..., the reasons for that decision.\n(3) A report under subsection (1)(a) must set out any directions under section 1 which have been given to the Commission during the period to which the report relates.\n(4) The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Parliament a copy of each report submitted to them under subsection (1)(a).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(1)-(3) substituted (1.7.2005) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), s. 37(2), sch. 5 para. 7(1) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2006) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), s. 37(2), sch. 5 para. 7(3)(a) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2006/167, art. 2, sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(2)(a)(i) substituted (15.8.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7)(8), sch. 2 para. 4(a); S.S.I. 2011/278, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(2)(a)(i) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 15(4) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(2)(a)(ii) substituted (15.8.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7)(8), sch. 2 para. 4(b); S.S.I. 2011/278, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(2)(b) inserted (15.8.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7)(8), sch. 2 para. 4(c)(i); S.S.I. 2011/278, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in s. 5(2)(b) repealed (1.4.2006) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), s. 37(2), sch. 5 para. 7(3)(b) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2006/167, art. 2, sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(2)(b) repealed (15.8.2011) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7)(8), sch. 2 para. 4(c)(ii); S.S.I. 2011/278, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 5(4) added (1.7.2005 in so far as not already in force) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), ss. 1(3), 37(2) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/3/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:08.152929+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."
}