Part 6General and miscellaneous

98Interpretation

In this Act—

additional greenhouse gas” has the meaning given by section 12(2);

advisory body” has the meaning given by section 24(2);

advisory functions” has the meaning given by section 24(3);

F1annual target” has the meaning given by section 3(6),

authorised person” has the meaning given by section 80(5);

baseline” has the meaning given by section 11(1);

baseline year” means—

(a)

in relation to a greenhouse gas mentioned in subsection (2) of section 11, the year mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or, as the case may be, (e) of that subsection;

(b)

in relation to an additional greenhouse gas, any year designated by virtue of section 12(3);

carbon unit” has the meaning given by section 20(4);

climate change duties” has the meaning given by section 44(4);

Committee” means the Scottish Committee on Climate Change;

F2current international carbon reporting practice” has the meaning given by section 19(2),

deposit and return scheme” means a scheme established by virtue of section 84(1);

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emissions” has the meaning given by section 17(1);

F4emissions reduction target” means—

(a)

an annual target,

(b)

an interim target, or

(c)

the net-zero emissions target,

energy efficiency” has the meaning given by section 60(9);

F5fair and safe Scottish emissions budget” has the meaning given by section 2B(2),

greenhouse gas” has the meaning given by section 10(1);

interim target” has the meaning given by section 2(2);

international carbon reporting practice” has the meaning given by section F619(1);

F7just transition principles” has the meaning given by section 35C(1),

local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);

monitoring body” has the meaning given by section 47(2);

net Scottish emissionsF8is to be construed in accordance with section 17(1);

net Scottish emissions account” has the meaning given by section 13(1);

F9net-zero emissions target” has the meaning given by section A1(1),

F9net-zero emissions target year” has the meaning given by section A1(2),

packaging” has the meaning given by section 83(4);

“public body” (except in Part 4 and section 93) has the meaning given by section 24(5);

relevant body” has the meaning given by section F1020A(1);

relevant public body” has the meaning given by section 44(5);

recycling” has the meaning given by section 78(4);

renewable sources” has the meaning given by section 60(9);

Scottish Committee on Climate Change” has the meaning given by section 25(2);

Scottish emissions” has the meaning given by section 17(1);

Scottish removals” has the meaning given by section 17(1);

SEPA” has the meaning given by section 79(6);

F11target year” means a year for which an emissions reduction target has been set,

F12target-relevant international carbon reporting practice” has the meaning given by section 19(2),

target-setting criteria” means the matters mentioned in section F132B(1);

the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43);

the 2008 Act” means the Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27);

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UK Committee on Climate Change” has the meaning given by section F1520A(2);

F16United Nations sustainable development goals” means the goals set out in “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development” adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution A/Res/70/1 of 25 September 2015,

waste” has the meaning given by section 78(4).