law: Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
  39. Annual Report.
  
  (1) The Central Board shall, during each
  
  financial year, prepare, in such form as may be prescribed, an annual report
  
  giving full account of its activities under this act during the previous
  
  financial year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government
  
  within four months from the last date of the previous financial year and that
  
  Government shall cause every such report to be laid before both Houses of
  
  Parliament within nine months from the last date of the previous financial
  
  year.
  (2) Every State Board shall, during each financial year, prepare, in such form
  
  as may be prescribed, an annual report giving full account of its activities
  
  under this Act during the previous financial year and copies thereof shall be
  
  forwarded to the State Government within four months from the last date of the
  
  previous financial year and that Government shall cause every such report to be
  
  laid before that State Legislature within a period of nine months from the last
  
  date of the previous financial year.