# Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, Section 13: The net Scottish emissions account

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(1) The net Scottish emissions account means the aggregate amount of net Scottish emissions of greenhouse gases—
(a) reduced by the amount of carbon units credited to the net Scottish emissions account for the period in accordance with regulations under subsection (5);
(b) increased by the amount of carbon units that, in accordance with such regulations, are to be debited from the net Scottish emissions account for the period.
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(5) The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, make provision about—
(a) the circumstances in which carbon units may or may not be credited to the net Scottish emissions account for a period;
(b) the circumstances in which such units may or may not be debited from that account for a period;
(c) the manner in which this is to be done.
(5A) But the amount of carbon units purchased by the Scottish Ministers that may, by virtue of regulations under subsection (5), be credited to the net Scottish emissions account for a period is zero, unless regulations under section 13A specify a higher limit in relation to that period.
(6) The regulations must contain provision for ensuring that carbon units that are credited to the net Scottish emissions account for a period cease to be available to offset other greenhouse gas emissions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009/section-13
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