Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

13 Publication of targets

After section 3B of the 2009 Act (inserted by section 10 of this Act), insert—

“Information about targets

3C Publication of targets

(1) The Scottish Ministers must keep and maintain a list of the following—

(a) the net-zero emissions target year,

(b) the percentage figure for each interim target,

(c) the percentage figure for each annual target (including any such figure recalculated and, where applicable, modified under this Part),

(d) the percentage figure for each of the years 2018 and 2019, as set out in section 11 of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may remove from the list any entry in respect of a year in relation to which the Scottish Ministers have reported on under section 33.

(3) The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the list before the Scottish Parliament—

(a) in the case of the first list, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been compiled, and

(b) in any other case, as soon as reasonably practicable after the net-zero emissions target year or a percentage figure mentioned in subsection (1) has been modified.

(4) The Scottish Ministers must publish, in such manner as they consider appropriate, the information contained in the list mentioned in subsection (1).”.