43.Sections 3 to 8 of the Act concern climate change plans. A climate change plan is a document that the Scottish Ministers are required to produce periodically under section 35 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Section 35 lists matters that a climate change plan is to cover. In broad terms, the plan is to set out how the Scottish Ministers envisage emissions being reduced over the lifetime of the plan.
Overview of the Act and General Notes Interpretation Part 1: Emissions Reduction Targets Background: meaning of climate change plan