Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Version in vigour from 2020-05-27 to )

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Coming into Force	27 May 2020

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Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
Part 1: Emissions reduction targets

The net-zero emissions target

A1: The net-zero emissions target

1: The 2050 target

The interim targets

2: The interim targets
2A: Modification of the interim targets

The target-setting criteria

2B: The target-setting criteria

Advice about targets

2C: Duty to seek advice from the relevant body
2D: Power to seek additional advice
2E: Ministerial duties following request for advice

Annual targets

3: Annual targets: 2021 to year before net-zero year
3A: Annual targets: recalculation if net-zero emissions target year is in certain periods
3B: Annual targets: further rules on recalculation

Information about targets

3C: Publication of targets
4: Setting annual targets
5: Advice before setting annual targets
6: Modifying annual targets etc.
7: Advice before modifying annual targets etc.

8: The domestic effort target

Nitrogen balance sheet

8A: Nitrogen balance sheet

Advice on progress

9: Progress towards targets

Greenhouse gases

10: Greenhouse gases

Baseline

11: The baseline
12: Baselines for additional greenhouses gases

Supplementary

13: The net Scottish emissions account
13A: Permitted use of carbon units purchased by the Scottish Ministers
14: Restriction on use in 2010–2017 of carbon units purchased by Scottish Ministers
15: Attribution of emissions to Scotland: For the purposes of section 17(1), emissions of a greenhouse gas are attributable to Scotland if—
16: Scottish share of emissions from international aviation and international shipping
17: Scottish emissions and removals
18: Measurement of emissions etc.
19: International carbon reporting practice
20: Carbon units and carbon accounting
20A: The relevant body
21: Limits on use of carbon units
22: Modifying limits on use of carbon units etc.
23: Advice before setting or modifying limits on use of carbon units etc.

Part 2: Advisory functions

Advisory body

24: Meaning of advisory body

Scottish Committee on Climate Change

25: Scottish Committee on Climate Change
26: Application of sections 30 to 32 and 56
27: Advice on annual targets etc.
28: Reporting on progress towards targets
29: Scottish Ministers' response to reports on progress
30: Duty of advisory body to provide advice or other assistance: When requested to do so by the Scottish Ministers, the advisory body must provide advice, analysis, information or assistance as regards—
31: Guidance to advisory body
32: Power to give directions to advisory body

PART 2A: Citizens Assembly

32A: Citizens assembly

Part 3: Reporting and planning duties

Reporting

33: Reports on emissions reduction targets
34: Reports on emissions reduction targets: further content

Climate change plan

35: Climate change plan
35A: Climate change plan: further procedure
35B: Climate change plan: annual progress reports
35C: Just transition principles
36: Reports on proposals and policies where annual targets not met

Other reporting provisions

37: Reports on emissions attributable to Scottish consumption of goods and services
37A: Reports on land use strategy
38: Reports on impact on emissions of exercise of electricity generation related functions
39: Report on progress towards meeting the interim target
40: Report on the interim target
41: Report on the 2050 target
42: Reports: provision of further information to the Scottish Parliament
43: Further provision about reporting duties

Part 4: Duties of public bodies relating to climate change

Duties of public bodies

44: Duties of public bodies relating to climate change
45: Guidance to relevant public bodies
46: Reporting on climate change duties

Monitoring body

47: Appointment of monitoring body

Investigations

48: Investigations
49: Investigations: investigators' powers
50: Reporting by monitoring body
51: Guidance to monitoring body
52: Power to direct monitoring body

Part 5: Other climate change provisions

Adaptation programmes

53: Programmes for adaptation to climate change
54: Reports on progress towards implementation of programmes for adaptation
55: Progress towards implementation of programmes for adaptation
56: Reports on programmes for adaptation

Land use strategy

57: Duty to produce a land use strategy

Muirburn

58: Variation of permitted times for making muirburn

Forestry

59: Power to modify functions of Forestry Commissioners

Promotion of energy efficiency and renewable heat

60: Duty of Scottish Ministers to promote energy efficiency
61: Duty of Scottish Ministers to promote renewable heat
62: Laying of plans and reports

Energy performance of non-domestic buildings

63: Non-domestic buildings: assessment of energy performance and emissions

Energy performance of living accommodation

64: Living accommodation: assessment of energy performance and emissions

Energy efficiency discount schemes

65: Duty of local authorities to establish energy efficiency discount schemes
66: Review of energy efficiency discount schemes
67: Non-domestic rates: discounts for energy efficiency etc.: In section 153 (power to prescribe amount of non-domestic rate) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), in subsection (3)—

Climate change burdens

68: Climate change burdens

Tenement Management Scheme

69: Tenement Management Scheme: definition of “maintenance”

Permitted development rights

70: Air source heat pumps and micro wind turbines in domestic properties
71: Microgeneration in non-domestic buildings

Development plans

72: Development plans: inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions policies
73: Annual report on operation of section 72

Promotion of water conservation and water-use efficiency

74: Duty of Scottish Water to promote water conservation and water-use efficiency

75: Energy performance of buildings procured for the Scottish civil estate

76: Report on the Scottish civil estate

77: Scottish civil estate: supplementary

Waste prevention and management plans

78: Waste prevention and management plans

Waste data

79: Information on waste

Deposit of recyclable waste etc.

80: Recyclable waste: facilities for...

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