Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

23Provision of further information to the Scottish ParliamentS

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(1)Section 42 of the 2009 Act is amended as follows.

(2)After subsection (1) insert—

(1A)If the emissions reduction target for the target year covered by the report has not been met, the statement made under subsection (1)(b) must explain why..

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “annual target” substitute “ emissions reduction targets ”,

(b)paragraph (c) and (d) are repealed.

(4)In subsection (3), for “report referred to in subsection (2)(a)” substitute “ report on emissions reduction targets under section 33 ”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 23 in force at 23.3.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/66, reg. 2