PART 6Supplementary
Regulation-making powers: restrictions and considerations
55Regulations that specify a different baseline year or change a budgetary period
(1)
This section applies in relation to the making of regulations, under any provision of this Act, that—
(a)
specify a different baseline year for a greenhouse gas, or
(b)
change a budgetary period.
(2)
The Department may make such regulations only if it is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so as a result of significant developments in United Kingdom or international law or policy relating to climate change.