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Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

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PART 5Minor and consequential modifications

28Meaning of certain terms

(1)Section 98 of the 2009 Act is amended as follows.

(2)For the definition of “annual target”, substitute—

  • “annual target” has the meaning given by section 3(6),.

(3)After the definition of “Committee” insert—

  • “current international carbon reporting practice” has the meaning given by section 19(2),.

(4)After the definition of “emissions” insert—

  • “emissions reduction target” means—

    (a)

    an annual target,

    (b)

    an interim target, or

    (c)

    the net-zero emissions target,.

(5)After the definition of “energy efficiency” insert—

  • “fair and safe Scottish emissions budget” has the meaning given by section 2B(2),.

(6)In the definition of “international carbon reporting practice”, for “19” substitute “19(1)”.

(7)After that definition insert—

  • “just transition principles” has the meaning given by section 35C(1),

(8)After the definition of “net Scottish emissions account” insert—

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

  • “net-zero emissions target year” has the meaning given by section A1(2),.

(9)For the definition of “target year” substitute—

  • “target year” means a year for which an emissions reduction target has been set,.

(10)After that definition insert—

  • “target-relevant international carbon reporting practice” has the meaning given by section 19(2),.

(11)After the definition of “UK Committee on Climate Change” insert—

  • “United 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,.

29Further consequentials: the 2009 Act

The schedule contains further modifications of the 2009 Act.

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