Overview of the Act and General Notes Interpretation Part 1: Emissions Reduction Targets Section 9: Report on proposals and policies where targets at risk of not being met
62.Section 9 of the Act amends section 35B of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 in relation to the information to be contained in an annual report under that section.
63.Section 35B of the 2009 Act requires the Scottish Ministers to report each year on the implementation of proposals and policies set out in the latest climate change plan (for an explanation of “climate change plan” see paragraph 43 above).
64.Section 9 of the Act adds a new subsection (2A) to section 35B of the 2009 Act, which requires the Scottish Ministers to consider when preparing a section 35B report whether they expect emissions-reduction targets to be met and, where they do not expect them to be met, to include in the report an explanation of why not and what they intend to do to ensure the target is met. The term “emissions reduction target” is defined in section 98 of the 2009 Act.