Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

98 Interpretation

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);

• “annual target” has the meaning given by section 3(3);

• “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;

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

• “domestic effort target” has the meaning given by section 8(2);

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

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

• “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 19;

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

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

• “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 5(7);

• “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);

• “target year” means a year for which an annual target has been set;

• “target-setting criteria” means the matters mentioned in section 4(4)(b) to (j);

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

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

• “the 2050 target” has the meaning given by section 1(2);

• “UK Committee on Climate Change” has the meaning given by section 5(8);

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