Article 26 Article 75B amended (restriction on disclosing information)I1

Article 75B is amended as follows.

After paragraph (3)(b)(iii)(bb) insert—

“(cc)

for the purpose of relevant policy development or implementation by a national authority^f1, a Minister of the Crown (as defined in section 8(1) of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975^f2), His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or a Northern Ireland department;

(dd)

for the purpose of supporting the Committee on Climate Change in performing its functions under the Climate Change Act 2008, the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009^f3, the Environment (Wales) Act 2016^f4 or the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022^f5.”.

After paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

In paragraph (3)(b)(iii)(cc), “relevant policy development or implementation” means the development or implementation of policies—

(a)

to limit, or encourage activities that reduce or remove, greenhouse gas emissions;

(b)

to counter carbon leakage;

(c)

to mitigate the effects of climate change.

(3B)

In paragraph (3A)(b), “carbon leakage” means the movement of production and associated emissions from the United Kingdom to another country due to differences in climate regulation between the United Kingdom and that other country.”.