art 5 Report and accounts of the Conservators of the River Thames
(1) In this article— “ the 1932 Act ” means the Thames Conservancy Act 1932 ; “ the 1964 Order ” means the Thames Conservancy (New Functions of River Authorities in Thames Catchment Area) Order 1964 ; “ the Conservators ” means the Conservators of the River Thames ; “ report ”, in relation to any year, means the general report of their proceedings during that year which the Conservators are required by section 43 of the 1932 Act to present to Parliament ; “ accounts ”, in relation to any year, means a copy of the accounts of the Conservators for that year in the form in which such a copy is required by the said section 43 to accompany the report for that year when it is presented to Parliament in pursuance of that section . (2) The report and accounts for the year ended on 31st December 1973 may, for the purposes of the said section 43 and of section 228 (which requires the accounts to be sent to the Secretary of State for the Environment) of the 1932 Act, and of article 13 of the 1964 Order, be so compiled as to relate to the period of fifteen months ending on 31st March 1974. (3) verything with respect to the report and accounts relating to any period which by virtue of the said sections 43 and 228, or of the said article 13, is required to be done by the Conservators and which has not been done by them before 1st April 1974 shall be done by the Thames Water Authority.