Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Climate Change (Nitrogen Balance Sheet) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

In these Regulations—

• “nitrogen” includes nitrous oxide and other oxides of nitrogen, ammonia and nitrates,

• “relevant year” means—

  1. (a)

     2023, and

  2. (b)

     each subsequent year, ending with the year in which a report in relation to the net-zero emissions target year is laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 33(1) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009^f1.