Climate Change Act 2008

Final provisions

99 Extent

(1) This Act, apart from the provisions listed below, extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.

(2) The following provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales only—

(a) sections 71 to 75 and Schedule 5 (waste reduction schemes);

(b) section 76 (collection of household waste);

(c) section 81 (climate change measures reports in Wales);

(d) section 88 (fines for offences relating to pollution).

(3) Section 77 and Schedule 6 (charges for single use carrier bags) extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only.

(4) Section 79 and Schedule 8 (carbon emissions reduction targets) extend to England and Wales and Scotland only.

100 Commencement

(1) Part 1 (carbon target and budgeting), Part 2 (the Committee on Climate Change) and this Part come into force on the day this Act is passed.

(2) Section 71(1) and Schedule 5 (waste reduction schemes) come into force in accordance with sections 72 to 75.

(3) Section 81 (climate change measures reports in Wales) comes into force on such day as may be appointed by order made by the Welsh Ministers.

(4) Section 82 (repeal of previous reporting obligation) comes into force on 1st January 2009.

(5) The other provisions of this Act come into force at the end of two months beginning with the day it is passed.

101 Short title

The short title of this Act is the Climate Change Act 2008.