Climate Change Act 2008

Discharge of obligation by paymentU.K.

4U.K.In section 128 (discharge of obligation by payment), for subsections (6) and (7) substitute—

(6)Where the Administrator is the Secretary of State—

(a)sums received by the Administrator by virtue of this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund, and

(b)an RTF order may make provision for sums to be paid by the Administrator to transport fuel suppliers, or to transport fuel suppliers of a specified description, in accordance with the specified system of allocation.

(7)Such an order must contain provision ensuring that the total of the sums so paid by the Administrator does not at any time exceed the total of the sums so received by the Administrator up to that time.

(8)Where the Administrator is a person other than the Secretary of State, an RTF order may—

(a)require the Administrator to use, to the specified extent, sums received by the Administrator by virtue of this section for the purpose of meeting costs incurred in carrying out the Administrator's functions, or

(b)require the Administrator to pay, to the specified extent, sums so received to the Secretary of State.

(9)Sums so received which are not dealt with in accordance with provision made under subsection (8) must be paid by the Administrator to transport fuel suppliers, or to transport fuel suppliers of a specified description, in accordance with the specified system of allocation.

(10)The Secretary of State must pay sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of provision made under subsection (8)(b) into the Consolidated Fund..