Part 5: Regulations under Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 Section 46: Reporting requirements
Section 46 sets out reporting requirements in relation to the operation of certain regulations made under this Act.
	Subsection (1) requires the relevant authority to lay a report before the appropriate legislature on the operation of any regulations made under sections 2(1), 10(1), 15(1) and 19(1) that were in force during the reporting period. The report must be laid as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting period. This means that the Northern Ireland department must lay a report before the Northern Ireland Assembly on any regulations they have made (whether alone or jointly with the Secretary of State) under sections 2(1) and 10(1) that were in force at any time during the two-year reporting period. The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament on any regulations the Secretary of State has made under sections 2(1) and 10(1) (whether alone or jointly with a Northern Ireland Department) and under sections 15(1) and 19(1) that were in force at any time during the two-year reporting period.
	Subsection (2) provides that when preparing this report, the relevant authority must consult with whomever they consider appropriate.
	Subsection (3) sets out what must be included in the report.
	Subsection (4) provides that the reporting period is two years. This means that a report will be due every two years. The first reporting period start afters on the day the first set of regulations subject to the reporting requirement come into force.
	Subsection (5) sets out definitions of terms "relevant authority" and "appropriate legislature" as used in section 49.