53 Duty to review operation of Chapter

53  Duty to review operation of Chapter

(1)     As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of three years beginning with the day on which this Chapter comes into force, the relevant Minister must review its operation for the purposes of deciding whether it should be amended or repealed.

(2)     Before carrying out the review the relevant Minister must publish the criteria by reference to which that determination will be made.

(3)     In carrying out the review the relevant Minister must consult—

(a)     the Information Commissioner,

(b)     the Scottish Ministers,

(c)     the Welsh Ministers,

(d)     the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland, and

(e)     such other persons as the relevant Minister thinks appropriate.

(4)     Once the review is completed the relevant Minister must—

(a)     publish a report on its outcome, and

(b)     lay, or arrange for the laying of, a copy of the report before—

(i)     Parliament,

(ii)

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