Climate Change Act 2008

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s. 86 heading words inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(7)
s. 77(3)(b) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(2)(a)
s. 77(4)(aa) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(2)(b)
s. 86(2)(a) words inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(3)(a)
s. 86(2)(b) words inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(3)(b)
s. 86(3) words inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(4)(a)
s. 86(3) words inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(4)(b)
s. 86(8) words substituted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(6)
s. 98 words omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(3)
Sch. 6 para. 4A 4B omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(a)
Sch. 6 para. 7(3A) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(b)
Sch. 6 para. 8(2A) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(c)
Sch. 6 para. 24(6)(b) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(d)
Sch. 6 para. 25(5)(b) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(e)
Sch. 6 para. 26(2)(a) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(f)
Sch. 6 para. 27(5) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(g)
Sch. 6 para. 28(1)(b) omitted by 2016 anaw 3Sch. 2para. 12(4)(i)(ii)
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s. 86(1)(a) words renumbered as s. 86(1)(a) by 2016 c. 22s. 211(2)(a)
s. 86(1)(b) and word inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(2)(b)
s. 86(7A) (7B) inserted by 2016 c. 22s. 211(5)

Introductory Text
Part 1 Carbon target and budgeting
1. The target for 2050
  1. 1.The target for 2050
  2. 2.Amendment of 2050 target or baseline year
  3. 3.Consultation on order amending 2050 target or baseline year
  1. 4.Carbon budgets
  2. 5.Level of carbon budgets
  3. 6.Amendment of target percentages
  4. 7.Consultation on order setting or amending target percentages
  5. 8.Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods
  6. 9.Consultation on carbon budgets
  7. 10.Matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets
  1. 11.Limit on use of carbon units
  1. 12.Duty to provide indicative annual ranges for net UK carbon account
  1. 13.Duty to prepare proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
  2. 14.Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
  3. 15.Duty to have regard to need for UK domestic action on climate change
  1. 16.Annual statement of UK emissions
  2. 17.Powers to carry amounts from one budgetary period to another
  3. 18.Final statement for budgetary period
  4. 19.Duty to report on proposals and policies for compensating for budget excess
  5. 20.Final statement for 2050
  1. 21.Alteration of carbon budgets
  2. 22.Consultation on alteration of carbon budgets
  3. 23.Alteration of budgetary periods
  1. 24.Targeted greenhouse gases
  2. 25.Base years for targeted greenhouse gases other than CO2
  1. 26.Carbon units and carbon accounting
  2. 27.Net UK carbon account
  3. 28.Procedure for regulations under section 26 or 27
  1. 29.UK emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
  2. 30.Emissions from international aviation or international shipping
  3. 31.Procedure for regulations under section 30
  1. The Committee
    1. 32.The Committee on Climate Change
    1. 33.Advice on level of 2050 target
    2. 34.Advice in connection with carbon budgets
    3. 35.Advice on emissions from international aviation and international shipping
    4. 36.Reports on progress
    5. 37.Response to Committee's reports on progress
    6. 38.Duty to provide advice or other assistance on request
    1. 39.General ancillary powers
    2. 40.Grants to the Committee
    3. 41.Powers to give guidance
    4. 42.Powers to give directions
    1. 43.Interpretation of Part 2
    1. Trading schemes
      1. 44.Trading schemes
      2. 45.Activities to which trading schemes may apply
      3. 46.Matters that may or must be provided for in regulations
      1. 47.Relevant national authorities
      2. 48.Procedure for making regulations
      3. 49.Further provisions about regulations
      1. 50.Information
      2. 51.Powers to give guidance
      3. 52.Powers to give directions
      4. 53.Grants to administrators and participants
      5. 54.Power to make consequential provision
      1. 55.Interpretation of Part 3
      1. National reports and programmes
        
        56.Report on impact of climate change
        
        57.Advice of Committee on Climate Change on impact report
        
        58.Programme for adaptation to climate change
        
        59.Reporting on progress in connection with adaptation
        
        60.Programme for adaptation to climate change: Northern Ireland
        
        61.Guidance by Secretary of State to reporting authorities
        
        62.Directions by Secretary of State to prepare reports
        
        63.Compliance with Secretary of State's directions
        
        64.Consent of, or consultation with, devolved authorities
        
        65.Report on exercise of power to give directions
        
        66.Guidance by Welsh Ministers to reporting authorities
        
        67.Directions by Welsh Ministers to prepare reports
        
        68.Compliance with Welsh Ministers' directions
        
        69.Consent of, or consultation with, Secretary of State
        
        70.Interpretation
        
        Waste reduction schemes
        
        71.Waste reduction schemes
        
        72.Waste reduction provisions: piloting
        
        73.Waste reduction provisions: report and review
        
        74.Waste reduction provisions: interim report
        
        75.Waste reduction provisions: roll-out or repeal
        
        76.Collection of household waste
        
        77.Charges for carrier bags
        
        78.Renewable transport fuel obligations
        
        79.Carbon emissions reduction targets
        
        80.Report on climate change: Wales
        
        81.Climate change measures reports in Wales
        
        82.Repeal of previous reporting obligation
        
        83.Guidance on reporting
        
        84.Report on contribution of reporting to climate change objectives
        
        85.Regulations about reporting by companies
        
        86.Report on the civil estate
        
        87.Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
        
        88.Fines for offences relating to pollution
        
        Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
        
        89.Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
        
        90.Orders and regulations
        
        91.Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
        
        92.Meaning of “greenhouse gas”
        
        93.Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent
        
        94.Meaning of “international carbon reporting practice”
        
        95.Meaning of “national authority”
        
        96.Meaning of “relevant Northern Ireland department”
        
        97.Minor definitions
        
        98.Index of defined expressions
        
        99.Extent
        
        100.Commencement
        
        101.Short title
        
        SCHEDULE 1The Committee on Climate Change
        
        Membership
        
        1.(1) The Committee shall consist of— (a) a person appointed.
        
        2.The national authorities may, after consulting the chair, appoint one.
        
        3.A member holds and vacates office in accordance with the.
        
        4.A member may resign by giving written notice to the.
        
        5.The national authorities may remove a member—
        
        6.A person ceases to be the chair or the deputy.
        
        7.A person who— (a) ceases to be a member, or.
        
        8.The Committee may pay to the members such remuneration and.
        
        9.The Committee must, if required to do so by the.
        
        10.If the national authorities consider there are special circumstances which.
        
        11.(1) The Committee must appoint a person to be chief.
        
        12.The Committee may appoint other employees.
        
        13.The Committee must, if required to do so by the.
        
        14.(1) In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (c.
        
        15.(1) The Committee may establish sub-committees. (2) A sub-committee may.
        
        16.(1) There shall be a sub-committee of the Committee, to.
        
        17.The Committee may regulate— (a) its own procedure (including quorum).
        
        18.The validity of anything done by the Committee or any.
        
        19.The Committee must publish the minutes of its meetings in.
        
        20.The Committee may authorise a sub-committee, member or employee to.
        
        21.(1) The application of the Committee's seal must be authenticated.
        
        22.(1) For each financial year the Committee must—
        
        23.In this Schedule “financial year” means— (a) the period beginning.
        
        24.(1) The Committee must keep proper accounts and proper records.
        
        25.(1) The Committee must provide the national authorities with such.
        
        26.A requirement under this Act for the Committee to publish.
        
        27.(1) The Committee is not to be regarded as the.
        
        28.In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition.
        
        29.In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments.
        
        30.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of.
        
        31.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland.
        
        32.In Part 2 of Schedule 1A to the Race Relations.
        
        33.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of.
        
        34.(1) The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 is amended.
        
        35.In Schedule 3 to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act.
        
        Part 1 Schemes limiting activities
        
        Introductory
        
        1.This Part of this Schedule deals with trading schemes that.
        
        2.The regulations must specify the period or periods by reference.
        
        3.(1) The regulations must identify the activities to which the.
        
        4.(1) The regulations must identify the persons to whom the.
        
        5.(1) The regulations may provide for the allocation among the.
        
        6.(1) The regulations may require each participant to have or.
        
        7.(1) The regulations may enable participants to offset the carrying.
        
        8.(1) The regulations may provide that a participant who does.
        
        9.(1) The regulations must provide for the participants in a.
        
        10.(1) The regulations may provide that participants may only carry.
        
        11.(1) The regulations may make provision for recognising any of.
        
        Introductory
        
        12.This Part of this Schedule deals with trading schemes that.
        
        13.The regulations must specify the period or periods by reference.
        
        14.(1) The regulations must identify the activities to which the.
        
        15.(1) The regulations must identify the persons to whom the.
        
        16.The regulations must, for each trading period—
        
        17.(1) The regulations must provide for the issue of certificates.
        
        18.(1) The regulations may provide that a participant who does.
        
        19.(1) The regulations must provide for the participants in a.
        
        20.(1) The regulations may make provision for recognising any of.
        
        The administrator
        
        21.(1) The regulations may appoint a person as the administrator.
        
        22.(1) The regulations may require such information as may be.
        
        23.(1) The regulations may provide for the creation and maintenance.
        
        24.The regulations may confer or impose functions on the administrator.
        
        25.The regulations may confer powers on the administrator of a.
        
        26.(1) The regulations may— (a) require the payment by participants.
        
        27.(1) The regulations may make provision for monitoring compliance with.
        
        28.(1) The regulations may confer powers on a person to.
        
        29.(1) The regulations may provide that a person is liable.
        
        30.(1) The regulations may create offences relating to trading schemes.
        
        31.(1) The regulations may confer rights of appeal against—
        
        Part 1 Regulations made by a single national authority
        
        1.This Part of this Schedule applies in relation to an.
        
        2.(1) Where the instrument contains regulations that—
        
        3.(1) An instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of.
        
        4.Any provision that may be made by regulations subject to.
        
        5.This Part of this Schedule applies in relation to an.
        
        6.If any of the regulations are subject to affirmative resolution.
        
        7.Paragraphs 2 and 3 (affirmative and negative resolution procedure) apply.
        
        8.(1) If in accordance with paragraph 3 (negative resolution procedure)—.
        
        9.(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision.
        
        10.No recommendation is to be made to Her Majesty in.
        
        11.(1) This paragraph applies to an Order in Council under.
        
        12.(1) This paragraph applies to an Order in Council under.
        
        13.(1) If in accordance with paragraph 12—
        
        Introductory
        
        1.(1) The powers conferred by this Schedule are exercisable by.
        
        2.(1) An environmental authority may, for the purposes of enabling.
        
        3.(1) An environmental authority may, for the purposes of enabling.
        
        4.(1) A notice under this Schedule must comply with the.
        
        5.(1) A person who— (a) fails without reasonable excuse to.
        
        6.(1) This paragraph applies to information obtained by an environmental.
        
        Part 1 Main provisions
        
        1.After section 60 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.
        
        2.After Schedule 2A to that Act insert— SCHEDULE 2AA Waste.
        
        3.(1) Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.
        
        4.(1) Section 161 of that Act (regulations, orders and directions).
        
        Part 1 Powers to make regulations about charges
        
        General power
        
        1.The relevant national authority may make provision by regulations about.
        
        2.The regulations may make provision requiring sellers of goods to.
        
        3.(1) “Seller”, in relation to goods, has the meaning given.
        
        4.The regulations may specify the minimum amount that a seller.
        
        5.(1) “Single use carrier bagCarrier bag” has the meaning given.
        
        6.(1) The regulations may appoint a person (an “administrator”) to.
        
        6A.(1) This paragraph applies to regulations made by—
        
        7.(1) The regulations may require records to be kept relating.
        
        8.(1) The regulations may confer or impose powers or duties.
        
        Civil sanctions
        
        9.(1) The relevant national authority may make provision by regulations.
        
        10.(1) The regulations may make provision conferring on an administrator.
        
        11.(1) Provision under paragraph 10 must secure that—
        
        12.(1) The regulations may make provision conferring on an administrator.
        
        13.(1) Provision under paragraph 12 must secure that—
        
        14.(1) Provision under paragraph 12 may include provision for a.
        
        15.(1) Provision may not be made under paragraphs 10 and.
        
        16.(1) If the regulations confer power on an administrator to.
        
        17.(1) Provision under paragraph 12 may include provision for an.
        
        18.(1) The regulations may not provide for the making of.
        
        19.(1) The regulations may make provision enabling an administrator to.
        
        20.The regulations may make provision about the persons liable to.
        
        21.(1) Where power is conferred on an administrator by the.
        
        22.(1) Where power is conferred on an administrator by the.
        
        23.A relevant national authority may not make any provision conferring.
        
        24.(1) A relevant national authority must in accordance with this.
        
        25.(1) Where provision has been made by a relevant national.
        
        26.(1) Where pursuant to any provision made under this Schedule.
        
        Regulations made by a single authority
        
        27.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to an instrument containing.
        
        28.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to an instrument containing.
        
        29.If a draft of an instrument containing regulations under this.
        
        Introductory
        
        1.Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004.
        
        2.For section 125 (the Administrator) substitute— Appointment of the Administrator.
        
        3.In section 126 (determination of amounts of transport fuel), after.
        
        4.In section 128 (discharge of obligation by payment), for subsections.
        
        5.In section 129 (imposition of civil penalties), for subsection (7).
        
        6.After section 131 insert— Disclosure of information held by Revenue.
        
        7.(1) Section 132(1) (interpretation of Chapter 5 of Part 2).
        
        Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)
        
        1.(1) Section 33BC of the Gas Act 1986 (promotion of.
        
        2.In section 6(9) of the Electricity Act 1989 (definition of.
        
        3.(1) Section 41A of that Act (promotion of reductions in.
        
        4.(1) Section 42AA of that Act (publication of statistical information.
        
        5.In section 64(1) of that Act (interpretation etc of Part.
        
        6.(1) Section 103 of the Utilities Act 2000 (overall carbon.
        
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