ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (4) Subject to this section, Part IV of the Sixth Schedule applies in relation to the Commission’s finances. 13 Reports of Commission on elections, referendums and other matters (1) As soon as possible after the result of any election or referendum has been announced, and in any event no later than six months thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report on the conduct of the election or referendum to— (a) the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister; and [Paragraph amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (b) each of the political parties that contested the election or referendum. (2) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year the Commission shall submit to the President, President of the Senate, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister a report on its activities during that financial year. [Subsection amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (3) The Commission— (a) shall submit to the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister such other reports on any matter related to its activities as the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister may require; and (b) may submit to the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Minister such other reports on any matter related to its activities as the Commission considers advisable. [Subsection amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (4) The Speaker of the National Assembly shall cause every report received in terms of subsection (1), (2) or (3) to be laid before Parliament on one of the twenty-four days on which the Senate and the National Assembly next sit, whichever House meets first after the Speaker of the National Assembly has received the report. [Subsection amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (5) The Minister shall, within six months of the end of the Commission’s financial year, lay before Parliament a report submitted to him or her by the Commission in terms of subsection (3)(a). 14 Legal proceedings against Commission (1) Subject to subsection (1), the State Liabilities Act [Chapter 8:14] applies, with any necessary changes, to legal proceedings against the Commission as if the Chairperson of the Commission were a Minister. (2) Despite sections 6, 7 and 8 of the State Liabilities Act [Chapter 8:14], no notice of intention to institute proceedings as required by those provisions shall be required when instituting proceedings against the Commission. [Part II as substituted by s. 4 of Act No. 3 of 2012] PART III STAFF OF COMMISSION DURING ELECTIONS [Part III repealed by s. 4 of Act No. 3 of 2012] PART IV VOTER REGISTRATION FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION [Heading of Part amended by Second Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016] 30