The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009;

“listed body” means any body which, any other person who, or the holder of any office which is listed in Schedule 1(1);

“report year” means the year for which a report is to be prepared under article 3(1);

“year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31st March; and

“year ahead” (in Schedule 2) means the year which follows the report year.

(1)

Each listed body is a Scottish public authority within the meaning of section 3(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. By virtue of section 44 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (“the Act”) each listed body has climate change duties. Each body is, accordingly, a “relevant public body” for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act.