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4Carbon budgets

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(1)It is the duty of the Secretary of State—

(a)to set for each succeeding period of five years beginning with the period 2008-2012 (“budgetary periods”) an amount for the net UK carbon account (the “carbon budget”), and

(b)to ensure that the net UK carbon account for a budgetary period does not exceed the carbon budget.

(2)The carbon budget for a budgetary period may be set at any time after this Part comes into force, and must be set—

(a)for the periods 2008-2012, 2013-2017 and 2018-2022, before 1st June 2009;

(b)for any later period, not later than 30th June in the 12th year before the beginning of the period in question.

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