Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, Section 42 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Where the Scottish Ministers lay a report mentioned in subsection (2) before the Scottish Parliament, they must—
(a)immediately send a copy of the report to the persons who convene and chair such committees of the Scottish Parliament as are for the time being appointed by virtue of standing orders; and
(b)as soon as reasonably practicable after doing so, and in so far as reasonably practicable, make a statement to the Parliament relating to the report.
[F1(1A)If—
(a)the year covered by the report is a target year, and
(b)the emissions reduction target for that year has not been met,
the statement under subsection (1)(b) must explain why.]
(2)Those reports are reports under—
(a)section 33(1) (report on [F2emissions reduction targets]);
[F3(ab) section 34A(1) (annual report on emissions reduction);]
[F4(aa) section 35B (climate change plan: annual progress reports);]
(b)section 36(2) (report on proposals and policies to compensate for excess emissions);
F5(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F5(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)Where the Scottish Ministers lay a [F6report on emissions reduction targets under section 33] [F7or 34A], they must also, as soon as reasonably practicable after doing so, and in so far as reasonably practicable, attend, if invited, the proceedings of any such committees of the Scottish Parliament as are for the time being appointed by virtue of standing orders, for the purposes of giving evidence on the report.
(4)The Scottish Ministers must have regard to—
(a)any resolution passed by the Scottish Parliament;
(b)any report published by any committee of the Parliament for the time being appointed by virtue of standing orders,
relating to the content of any report referred to in subsection (2).
Textual Amendments
F1S. 42(1A) substituted (23.11.2024) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 15), ss. 2(20)(a), 15
F2Words in s. 42(2)(a) substituted (23.3.2020) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 15), ss. 23(3)(a), 32(2); S.S.I. 2020/66, reg. 2
F3S. 42(2)(ab) inserted (23.11.2024) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 15), ss. 2(20)(b), 15
F4S. 42(2)(aa) inserted (23.11.2024) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 15), ss. 11(2), 15
F5S. 42(2)(c)(d) repealed (23.3.2020) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 15), ss. 23(3)(b), 32(2); S.S.I. 2020/66, reg. 2
F6Words in s. 42(3) substituted (23.3.2020) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 15), ss. 23(4), 32(2); S.S.I. 2020/66, reg. 2
F7Words in s. 42(3) inserted (23.11.2024) by Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 15), ss. 2(20)(c), 15
Commencement Information
I1S. 42 in force at 31.10.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/341, art. 2(2)(a)
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