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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-act-2008/section-98",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/27",
  "legislation_title": "Climate Change Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-act-2008",
  "path": "section/98",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "98",
  "heading": "Index of defined expressions",
  "text": "In this Act the following expressions are defined or otherwise explained by the provisions indicated—\n“the 1990 baseline” (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 1(2)\n“administrator” (in Part 3)\nsection 55\n“administrator” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 6(1) and (4) of Schedule 6\n“affirmative resolution procedure” (except in Part 3 and Schedule 6)\nsection 91(1)\n“annual equivalent”, in relation to the carbon budget for a period (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 5(2)\n“budgetary periods” (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 4(1)\n“carbon budget” (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 4(1)\n“carbon unit” (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 26(1)\n“the chair” (in Schedule 1)\nparagraph 1(1) of Schedule 1\n“children” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 4B(2) of Schedule 6\n“civil sanction” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 9(3) of Schedule 6\n“the Committee” (in Part 2)\nsection 32\n“Counsel General” (in sections 61 to 70)\nsection 70(8)\n“the deputy chair” (in Schedule 1)\nparagraph 2 of Schedule 1\n“devolved authority” (in sections 61 to 70)\nsection 70(3)\n“devolved functions”, in relation to a reporting authority (in sections 61 to 69)\nsection 70(4) and (5)\n“devolved legislature”\nsection 97\n“devolved Welsh functions”, in relation to a reporting authority (in sections 61 to 69)\nsection 70(6) and (7)\n“discretionary requirement” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 12(3) of Schedule 6\n“electricity distributor” (in Schedule 4)\nparagraph 2(3) of Schedule 4\n“electricity supplier” (in Schedule 4)\nparagraph 2(2) of Schedule 4\n“emissions”\nsection 97\n“enactment”\nsection 97\n“environmental authority” (in Schedule 4)\nparagraph 1(2) of Schedule 4\n“European law”\nsection 97\n“European policy”\nsection 97\n“financial year” (in Schedule 1)\nparagraph 23 of Schedule 1\n“fixed monetary penalty” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 10(3) of Schedule 6\n“greenhouse gas”\nsection 92\n“international carbon reporting practice”\nsection 94\n“Minister of the Crown” (in sections 61 to 70)\nsection 70(8)\n“modifications”, in relation to an enactment\nsection 97\n“national authority”\nsection 95\n“negative resolution procedure” (except in Part 3 and Schedule 6)\nsection 91(2)\n“net UK carbon account” (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 27(1)\n“net UK emissions” for a period, in relation to a greenhouse gas (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 29(1)\n“non-monetary discretionary requirement” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 12(4) of Schedule 6\n“nuisance” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 4B(6) of Schedule 6\n“participant” (in Part 3)\nsection 55\n“pollution” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 4B(3) of Schedule 6\n“potential participant” (in Schedule 4)\nparagraph 3(2) of Schedule 4\n“primary legislation”\nsection 97\n“the relevant national authority” (in Part 3)\nsection 47\n“the relevant national authority” (in Schedule 6)\nsection 77(3)\n“the relevant Northern Ireland department”\nsection 96\n“reporting authority” (in sections 61 to 70)\nsection 70(1) and (2)\n“seller” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 3 of Schedule 6\n“single use carrier bagcarrier bag” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 5 of Schedule 6\n“specified” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 3(4) of Schedule 6\n“targeted greenhouse gas” (in Parts 1 and 2)\nsection 24(1)\n“trading period” (in Part 3)\nsection 55\n“trading scheme”\nsection 44(2)\n“UK emissions”, in relation to a greenhouse gas (in Part 1)\nsection 29(1)\n“UK removals”, in relation to a greenhouse gas (in Part 1)\nsection 29(1)\n“variable monetary penalty” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 12(4) of Schedule 6\n“Wales” (in sections 61 to 70)\nsection 70(8)\n...\n...\n“young people” (in Schedule 6)\nparagraph 4B(8) of Schedule 6",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 98 Table inserted (E.W.) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), s. 21(2), Sch. para. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 98 Table inserted (E.W.) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), s. 21(2), Sch. para. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 98 Table inserted (E.W.) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), s. 21(2), Sch. para. 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7) , s. 1(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 98 entry repealed (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(m), Sch. 25 Pt. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 98 Table inserted (E.W.) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), s. 21(2), Sch. para. 2(5)"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "anaw/2016/3",
      "affecting_title": "Environment (Wales) Act 2016"
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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