The Office of Rail and Road shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year,, make to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers a report on—
Every such report shall include—
The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of every report made by the Office of Rail and Road under subsection (1) above before each House of Parliament and shall arrange for copies of every such report to be published in such manner as he may consider appropriate.
The Welsh Ministers must lay a copy of every report made to them under subsection (1) before the National Assembly for Wales and must arrange for copies to be published in such manner as they consider appropriate.
Where a report is made by the Office of Rail and Road under subsection (1) above to the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), the Scottish Ministers shall lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament and shall arrange for copies to be published in such manner as they consider appropriate.
The Office of Rail and Road may also prepare such other reports as it thinks fit with respect to any matter falling within the scope of its functions.
The Office of Rail and Road may arrange for copies of any report prepared under subsection (4) above to be published in such manner as it may consider appropriate.
In making or preparing any report under this section, the Office of Rail and Road shall have regard to the need for excluding, so far as that is practicable, the matters specified in section 71(2)(a) and (b) above.
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In this section—
"financial year" means a period of twelve months ending with 31st March; and
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