The Climate Change Act 2008 (2020 Target, Credit Limit and Definitions) Order 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1258

Climate Change

The Climate Change Act 2008 (2020 Target, Credit Limit and Definitions) Order 2009

Made

20th May 2009

Coming into force

31st May 2009

A draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, in accordance with sections 6(5), 11(6), 30(2) and 91(1) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (“the Act”)(1).

Before the draft was so laid, the Secretary of State—

(a) obtained and took into account the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, in accordance with section 7(1)(a) of the Act;

(b) took into account representations made by the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland, in accordance with section 7(1)(b) of the Act(2);

(c) took into account the advice of the Committee on Climate Change under section 34(1)(b) in relation to the 2008–2012 budgetary period in accordance with section 11(7)(a) of the Act; and

(d) consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland in accordance with section 11(7)(b) of the Act.

The Secretary of State considers that there have been significant developments in scientific knowledge about climate change since June 2000, and in European law, which make it appropriate to amend the percentage specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.

Accordingly the Secretary of State, in accordance with the duties imposed by section 11 of the Act and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1)(a) and (4), 11(4) and (5), and 30(2) of the Act, makes the following Order:

(1)

2008 c. 27.

(2)

See the definitions of “national authority” and “the relevant Northern Ireland department” in sections 95 and 96 of the Act.