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17(1)A report by the Council on a matter referred to it under paragraph 14(1)(c) or 15(c) must be made to the authority or authorities who referred the matter.
(2)Any other report by the Council under paragraph 14 or 15—
(a)must be made to the Lord Chancellor,
(b)if it relates to Wales, must be made also to the Welsh Ministers, and
(c)if it relates to Scotland, must be made also to the Scottish Ministers.
(3)The Lord Chancellor must lay before each House of Parliament every report made by the Council to him under this paragraph, other than a report that relates only to matters within sub-paragraph (4).
(4)Matters are within this sub-paragraph if legislation providing for them would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if the legislation were included in an Act of that Parliament.
(5)The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament every report made by the Council to them under this paragraph.
(6)The Welsh Ministers must lay before the National Assembly for Wales every report made by the Council to them under this paragraph.
(7)Where—
(a)a report is required by this paragraph to be made to one or more, but not all, of—
(i)the Lord Chancellor,
(ii)the Welsh Ministers, and
(iii)the Scottish Ministers, and
(b)the Council considers that the report could be relevant to matters that are the responsibility of another of those authorities,
the Council must send a copy of the report to the other authority.
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