Introduction Part 7 Section 73 - Review of Act
264.Section 73(1) requires the Assembly to prepare and publish a report on the operation and effect of the Act at the end of the 5 year period beginning with the day on which the Act receives Royal Assent. Section 73(2) also gives the Assembly a discretion to prepare and publish such a report on the Act at any other time.
265.When the Assembly prepares a report under this section, the Assembly has a duty to consult such persons as it considers appropriate (see section 73(3)).