Section 5 Power to amend emissions targetsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department may by regulations amend section 1, 3 or 4 so as to specify—

(a)

for a particular emissions target, an earlier year than that for the time being specified;

(b)

for a particular year, a higher percentage than that for the time being specified.

(2)

The Department may by regulations amend this Part so as to impose a duty on the Northern Ireland departments to ensure that the net Northern Ireland emissions account for a specified year is at least a specified percentage lower than the baseline.

(3)

See section 54 for restrictions on the powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 5 in operation at 7.6.2022, see s. 64