PART VIIl - MISCELLANEOUS 55. Annual report (1) The Commissioner shall, not later than 3 months after the end of every calendar year, lay an annual report of the activities of the office before the National Assembly. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the report shall include – (a) a statement about the operation of approved and issued codes of practice; (b) any recommendations that the Commissioner thinks fit relating to the compliance with this Act, and in particular the data protection principles. (3) The period starting from the commencement of this Act to the end of the year of such commencement shall be deemed to be the first calendar year. 56. Codes and guidelines (1) The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, issue or approve codes of practice, or issue guidelines. (2) Before issuing or approving any code of practice, or issuing any guidelines, the Commissioner may consult such person or authority as he thinks fit. (3) Any code of practice – (a) may be varied or revoked; (b) shall, where the code is approved under subsection (1), come into operation on a day specified by the Commissioner. (4) The Commissioner shall keep a register of approved codes and guidelines which shall be available for public inspection.