Part 4Impact of and adaptation to climate change
Reporting authorities: devolved Welsh functions
67Directions by Welsh Ministers to prepare reports
1
The Welsh Ministers may direct a reporting authority to prepare a report containing any of the following—
a
an assessment of the current and predicted impact of climate change in relation to the authority's devolved Welsh functions;
b
a statement of the authority's proposals and policies for adapting to climate change in the exercise of those functions and the time-scales for introducing those proposals and policies;
c
an assessment of the progress made by the authority towards implementing the proposals and policies set out in its previous reports.
2
The Welsh Ministers may direct two or more reporting authorities to prepare a joint report.
3
The Welsh Ministers may give directions about—
a
the time within which a report must be prepared, and
b
its content,
and may, in particular, require it to cover a particular geographical area.