Part 4Duties of public bodies relating to climate change
Duties of public bodies
I146Reporting on climate change duties
1
The Scottish Ministers may, by order, make provision—
a
requiring relevant public bodies to prepare reports on compliance with climate change duties;
b
requiring any relevant public body found, following an investigation under section 48, to be failing to comply with its climate change duties, to prepare a report on the actions it has taken, is taking or intends to take to secure future compliance with those duties;
c
subject to subsection (2), setting out what information reports must contain;
d
setting out the form and manner of reports;
e
setting out the period within which reports must be sent to the Scottish Ministers.
2
A report required by virtue of subsection (1)(a) must, in particular, contain information relating to how—
a
procurement policies of relevant public bodies; and
b
procurement activity by relevant public bodies,
have contributed to compliance with climate change duties.
3
An order under subsection (1) may in particular—
a
require two or more relevant public bodies to prepare a joint report in relation to compliance with one or more climate change duties; and
b
require those bodies to co-operate with each other for the purpose of preparing that report.