Commentary on provisions of Act Fisheries objectives, fisheries statements, and fisheries management plans Section 11: Reports on fisheries statements and fisheries management plans
This section requires the relevant fisheries policy authorities to prepare reports on the extent to which policies outlined in the JFS, fisheries management plans and SSFS have been implemented and how these policies have achieved the fisheries objectives set out in section 1 (in the case of the JFS and SSFS) and the impact on stocks (in the case of fisheries management plans).
	Subsections (1) to (3) require the fisheries policy authorities to prepare reports on the JFS and fisheries management plans and to lay them before Parliament and the devolved legislatures, Subsection (4) outlines the reporting periods for these reports, which are three years following publication of the first JFS and every three years thereafter. This means that the reports will be published between the six yearly reviews required under section 3, which is also consistent with the voluntary reporting arrangements for marine plans made under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Copies of the report must be laid before Parliament and the devolved legislatures.
	Subsections (4) to (8) place requirements on the Secretary of State to publish equivalent reports for the SSFS. When preparing an SSFS report the Secretary of State must consult the Devolved Administrations.
	Subsection (9) provides a definition of a "period" for the purposes of this section.