112Transmission of reports and other documents to Parliament

112 Transmission of reports and other documents to Parliament

(1) If a report or other document is transmitted to a House under this Act, the clerk of the House must cause the report or document to be laid before the House—

(a) on the day on which it is received; or

(b) on the next sitting day of the House.

(2) If a person or body proposes to transmit a report or other document to a House under this Act on a day on which the House is not actually sitting, they must—

(a) give one business day's notice of their intention to do so to the clerk of the House; and

(b) give the report or document to the clerk on the day indicated in the notice.

(3) If the clerk of a House receives a notice under subsection (2)(a), on the same day the clerk must notify each Member of the House of the receipt of the notice.

(4) If the clerk of a House receives a report or other document under subsection (2)(b), the clerk must—

(a) notify each Member of the House as soon as practicable of the receipt of the report or document; and

(b) ensure that a copy of the report or document is available to each Member on request; and

(c) cause the report or document to be laid before the House on the next sitting day of the House.

(5) A report or document given to the clerk of a House under subsection (2)(b) is taken to have been published by order, or under the authority, of the Houses of the Parliament.