Commentary on Sections Miscellaneous Section 81: Climate change measures reports in Wales
459.This section devolves to the Welsh Ministers the function under section 3 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c.19) of preparing an energy measures report in relation to Wales. It also widens the obligation to cover certain other measures and provides that the Secretary of State’s consent is required in relation to certain elements of a report.
460.Subsection (2) inserts a new section 3A after section 3 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c.19). New section 3A requires the Welsh Ministers to prepare a “climate change measures report”, which is a report containing information for Welsh local authorities in relation to measures which they may take and which would or might have certain effects, including (in contrast to section 3) the effect of addressing the impacts of climate change. Subsection (5) of new section 3A requires the Secretary of State’s consent where the report contains information about local authority measures in relation to which the Secretary of State has certain functions, exercisable in relation to Wales (for example, the function of making building regulations).