Commentary on Sections Determination whether objectives met Section 19: Duty to report on proposals and policies for compensating for budget excess
98.This section places a duty on the Secretary of State to lay a report before Parliament setting out proposals and policies to compensate in future periods for excess emissions, if a report under section 18 shows that the net UK carbon account has exceeded the carbon budget for a period.
99.Subsection (2) places the Secretary of State under a duty to consult the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department in relation to any part of the report covering their proposals and policies. Subsection (3) requires the Secretary of State to send a copy of the report to each of the devolved administrations.