As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, the person appointed under section 195H(4) must prepare a report for that year.
"Financial year" means—
The report must give the appointed person's opinion as to the circumstances and manner in which the powers conferred by sections 195C, 195D, 195E and 195F are being exercised in cases where the officer who exercised them is required to give a report under section 195H.
The report may make any recommendations the appointed person considers appropriate.
The appointed person must send a copy of the report to the Department of Justice .
The Department of Justice must—
Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (6)(b) in relation to the laying of a copy of a report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.
Before acting under subsection (6) the Department of Justice must exclude from the report any matter which the Department of Justice thinks is likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
If the Department of Justice excludes any matter from the report the Department of Justice must comply with subsection (6) in relation to the whole of the report as soon as the Department of Justice thinks that the excluded matter is no longer likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.