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        Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part 1 Carbon target and budgeting
        The target for 2050
        1 The target for 2050
        2 Amendment of 2050 target or baseline year
        3 Consultation on order amending 2050 target or baseline year
        Carbon budgeting
        4 Carbon budgets
        5 Level of carbon budgets
        6 Amendment of target percentages
        7 Consultation on order setting or amending target percentages
        8 Setting of carbon budgets for budgetary periods
        9 Consultation on carbon budgets
        10 Matters to be taken into account in connection with carbon budgets
        Limit on use of carbon units
        11 Limit on use of carbon units
        Indicative annual ranges
        12 Duty to provide indicative annual ranges for net UK carbon account
        Proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
        13 Duty to prepare proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
        14 Duty to report on proposals and policies for meeting carbon budgets
        15 Duty to have regard to need for UK domestic action on climate change
        Determination whether objectives met
        16 Annual statement of UK emissions
        17 Powers to carry amounts from one budgetary period to another
        18 Final statement for budgetary period
        19 Duty to report on proposals and policies for compensating for budget excess
        20 Final statement for 2050
        Alteration of budgets or budgetary periods
        21 Alteration of carbon budgets
        22 Consultation on alteration of carbon budgets
        23 Alteration of budgetary periods
        Targeted greenhouse gases
        24 Targeted greenhouse gases
        25 Base years for targeted greenhouse gases other than CO2
        Carbon units, carbon accounting and the net UK carbon account
        26 Carbon units and carbon accounting
        27 Net UK carbon account
        28 Procedure for regulations under section 26 or 27
        Other supplementary provisions
        29 UK emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
        30 Emissions from international aviation or international shipping
        31 Procedure for regulations under section 30
        Part 2 The Committee on Climate Change
        The Committee
        32 The Committee on Climate Change
        Functions of the Committee
        33 Advice on level of 2050 target
        34 Advice in connection with carbon budgets
        35 Advice on emissions from international aviation and international shipping
        36 Reports on progress
        37 Response to Committee's reports on progress
        38 Duty to provide advice or other assistance on request
        Supplementary provisions
        39 General ancillary powers
        40 Grants to the Committee
        41 Powers to give guidance
        42 Powers to give directions
        Interpretation
        43 Interpretation of Part 2
        Part 3 Trading schemes
        Trading schemes
        44 Trading schemes
        45 Activities to which trading schemes may apply
        46 Matters that may or must be provided for in regulations
        Authorities and regulations
        47 Relevant national authorities
        48 Procedure for making regulations
        49 Further provisions about regulations
        Other supplementary provisions
        50 Information
        51 Powers to give guidance
        52 Powers to give directions
        53 Grants to administrators and participants
        54 Power to make consequential provision
        Interpretation
        55 Interpretation of Part 3
        Part 4 Impact of and adaptation to climate change
        National reports and programmes
        56 Report on impact of climate change
        57 Advice of Committee on Climate Change on impact report
        58 Programme for adaptation to climate change
        59 Reporting on progress in connection with adaptation
        60 Programme for adaptation to climate change: Northern Ireland
        Reporting authorities: non-devolved functions
        61 Guidance by Secretary of State to reporting authorities
        62 Directions by Secretary of State to prepare reports
        63 Compliance with Secretary of State's directions
        64 Consent of, or consultation with, devolved authorities
        65 Report on exercise of power to give directions
        Reporting authorities: devolved Welsh functions
        66 Guidance by Welsh Ministers to reporting authorities
        67 Directions by Welsh Ministers to prepare reports
        68 Compliance with Welsh Ministers' directions
        69 Consent of, or consultation with, Secretary of State
        Interpretation
        70 Interpretation
        Part 5 Other provisions
        Waste reduction schemes
        71 Waste reduction schemes
        72 Waste reduction provisions: piloting
        73 Waste reduction provisions: report and review
        74 Waste reduction provisions: interim report
        75 Waste reduction provisions: roll-out or repeal
        Collection of household waste
        76 Collection of household waste
        Charges for single use carrier bags
        77 Charges for single use carrier bags
        Renewable transport fuel obligations
        78 Renewable transport fuel obligations
        Carbon emissions reduction targets
        79 Carbon emissions reduction targets
        Miscellaneous
        80 Report on climate change: Wales
        [81 Climate change measures reports in Wales]
        82 Repeal of previous reporting obligation
        83 Guidance on reporting
        84 Report on contribution of reporting to climate change objectives
        85 Regulations about reporting by companies
        86 Report on the civil estate
        87 Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emissions
        88 Fines for offences relating to pollution
        Part 6 General supplementary provisions
        Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
        89 Territorial scope of provisions relating to greenhouse gas emissions
        Orders and regulations
        90 Orders and regulations
        91 Affirmative and negative resolution procedure
        Interpretation
        92 Meaning of "greenhouse gas"
        93 Measurement of emissions etc by reference to carbon dioxide equivalent
        94 Meaning of "international carbon reporting practice"
        95 Meaning of "national authority"
        96 Meaning of "relevant Northern Ireland department"
        97 Minor definitions
        98 Index of defined expressions
        Final provisions
        99 Extent
        100 Commencement
        101 Short title
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 The Committee on Climate Change
        SCHEDULE 2 Trading schemes
        Part 1 Schemes limiting activities
        Part 2 Schemes encouraging activities
        Part 3 Administration and enforcement
        SCHEDULE 3 Trading schemes regulations: further provisions
        Part 1 Regulations made by a single national authority
        Part 2 Regulations made by two or more national authorities
        Part 3 Power to make provision by Order in Council
        SCHEDULE 4 Trading schemes: powers to require information
        SCHEDULE 5 Waste reduction schemes
        Part 1 Main provisions
        Part 2 Consequential amendments
        SCHEDULE 6 Charges for single use carrier bags
        Part 1 Powers to make regulations about charges
        Part 2 Civil sanctions
        Part 3 Procedures applying to regulations
        SCHEDULE 7 Renewable transport fuel obligations
        SCHEDULE 8 Carbon emissions reduction targets

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