# Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 5: Power to amend emissions targets

Extent: N.I.

(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/31/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-5
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