Section 11 Future trends reportI1

England and Wales

(1)

The Welsh Ministers must, during the period of 12 months beginning with the date of a general election, publish a report (a “future trends report”) that contains—

(a)

predictions of likely future trends in the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, and

(b)

any related analytical data and information that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(2)

In preparing a future trends report the Welsh Ministers must—

(a)

take account of any action taken by the United Nations in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and assess the potential impact of that action on the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, and

(b)

take account of the report containing an assessment of the risks for the United Kingdom of the current and predicted impact of climate change most recently sent to the Welsh Ministers under section 56(6) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (c.27).

(3)

In subsection (2)(a), “UN Sustainable Development Goals” means F1the goals set out in “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution A/Res/70/1 of 25 September 2015.

(4)

In subsection (1), the reference to the date of a general election is to the date on which an ordinary general election is held under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) (or would be apart from section 5(5) of that Act).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 11(3) substituted (21.5.2016) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(2)(a), Sch. 2 para. 10(2)

Commencement

I1: S. 11 in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/86, art. 3