22 November 2024
68.Section 11 of the Act adds reports under section 35B of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 to the list of types of report in relation to which the requirements of section 42(1) and (4) of that Act apply. Those requirements are as follows:
when they lay such a report before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must send a copy to the conveners of the Parliament’s committees,
as soon as reasonably practicable after laying such a report before the Parliament, the Scottish Ministers must make a statement to the Parliament about it, and
the Scottish Ministers must have regard to any resolution passed by the Parliament, or report published by a parliamentary committee, in relation to such a report.
69.A report under section 35B of the 2009 Act is a report, prepared annually by the Scottish Ministers, on the implementation of proposals and policies set out in the latest climate change plan (for an explanation of the term “climate change plan” see paragraph 43 above).