23Provision of further information to the Scottish Parliament
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(1)Section 42 of the 2009 Act is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)If the emissions reduction target for the target year covered by the report has not been met, the statement made under subsection (1)(b) must explain why.”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “annual target” substitute “emissions reduction targets”,
(b)paragraph (c) and (d) are repealed.
(4)In subsection (3), for “report referred to in subsection (2)(a)” substitute “report on emissions reduction targets under section 33”.