Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12)

Part 1 S Emissions reduction targets

Supplementary S

19 International carbon reporting practice S

[F1 (1) In this Act, “international carbon reporting practice” means accepted practice in relation to reporting for the purposes of—

(a) the protocols to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;

(b) such other agreements or arrangements at European or international level as the Scottish Ministers may, by order, specify.]

[F2 (2) The following definitions also apply for the purposes of this Act—

• “current international carbon reporting practice” means the most up-to-date international carbon reporting practice,

• “target-relevant international carbon reporting practice” means a practice which produces results which are consistent with those which would have been produced by using the international carbon reporting practice which was current at the later of—

  (a)

  30 June 2018, or

  (b)

  the date on which Scottish Ministers last received advice from the relevant body following a request under section 2C.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 19 renumbered as s. 19(1) (23.3.2020) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 15), ss. 16(3)(a), 32(2); S.S.I. 2020/66, reg. 2

F2 S. 19(2) inserted (23.3.2020) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 15), ss. 16(3)(b), 32(2); S.S.I. 2020/66, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 in force at 31.10.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/341, art. 2(2)(a)