109.These paragraphs amend section 121 in order to clarify the position with regard to the laying before Parliament of the comptroller’s annual report. The effect of article 6 of the Patent Office Trading Fund Order 1991 (SI 1991 No.1796) is that the requirement of section 121 is satisfied if a report for each financial year is laid on or before 30th November of the following financial year. This requirement is now on the face of the 1977 Act, and article 6 is revoked by section 16(3).
Schedule 2paragraphs 25(a) and 25(b)