Climate Change Act 2008, Section 21 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)An order setting the carbon budget for a period may not be revoked after the date by which a budget for the period was required to be set.
(2)An order setting the carbon budget for a period may be amended after the date by which a budget for the period was required to be set only if it appears to the Secretary of State that, since the budget was originally set (or previously altered), there have been significant changes affecting the basis on which the previous decision was made.
(3)An order setting the carbon budget for a period may be amended after the period has begun only if it appears to the Secretary of State that there have been such changes since the period began.
(4)An order setting the carbon budget for a period may not be amended after the period has ended.
(5)An order revoking or amending an order setting a carbon budget is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
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