Climate Change Act 2008, Section 23 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)The Secretary of State may by order amend section 4(1)(a) so as to alter—
(a)the length of the budgetary periods, or
(b)the dates in the calendar year on which the budgetary periods begin and end.
(2)This power may only be exercised if it appears to the Secretary of State necessary to do so in order to keep the budgetary periods under this Part in line with similar periods under any agreement at European or international level to which the United Kingdom is a party.
(3)The power may not be exercised in such a way that any period falls outside a budgetary period.
(4)An order may make such consequential amendments of the provisions of this Act as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.
(5)Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must consult the other national authorities.
(6)An order under this section is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 23(4) power to amend conferred (18.12.2013) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), ss. 1(8)(a), 156(3)
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