# Climate Change Act 2008, Section 64: Consent of, or consultation with, devolved authorities


(1) The Secretary of State must obtain the consent of a devolved authority before issuing guidance under section 61 or giving a direction under section 62 relating to functions in relation to which—
(a) functions are exercisable jointly by that devolved authority and a Minister of the Crown, or
(b) functions are exercisable by a Minister of the Crown only with the agreement of that devolved authority.
(2) The Secretary of State must consult a devolved authority before issuing guidance under section 61 or giving a direction under section 62 relating to functions in relation to which—
(a) functions are exercisable by that devolved authority other than jointly with a Minister of the Crown, or
(b) functions are exercisable by a Minister of the Crown only after consultation with that devolved authority.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/section/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-act-2008/section-64
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.