# Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024, Section 8: Requirement to respond to parliamentary reports and resolutions on draft plan

Extent: S

(1) The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 is modified as follows.
(2) In section 35A, after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The Scottish Ministers must publish a response to any—
(a) resolution of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (iii) of subsection (1)(b), or
(b) report of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (iv) of that provision,
within 3 months of the resolution being passed or (as the case may be) the report being published.
(1B) The duty under subsection (1A) may be fulfilled by laying a statement before the Parliament in accordance with subsection (2) that addresses the resolution or report in question.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/15/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-emissions-reduction-targets-scotland-act-2024/section-8
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