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This Order may be cited as the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 and comes into force on 9 November 2020.
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(1) The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) In schedule 1 (listed bodies)—
(a) after “The Crofting Commission”, insert “Crown Estate Scotland”,
(b) after “The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council”, insert “The Scottish Land Commission”.
(3) In schedule 2 (report on compliance with climate change duties)—
(a) in paragraph 3(d) (targets)—
(i) after “Where applicable,” insert “targets for reducing indirect emissions of greenhouse gases,”,
(ii) after “should be included.”, insert “Where applicable, you should also provide the body’s target date for achieving zero direct emissions of greenhouse gases, or such other targets that demonstrate how the body is contributing to Scotland achieving its emissions reduction targets.”,
(b) after paragraph 3(d), insert—“”.
(c) in paragraph 4(c) (action taken to adapt to climate change), after “implement action.”, insert “The body may wish to make reference to the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme (“the Programme”).”,
(d) for paragraph 4(d) (progress in delivering certain policies and proposals) substitute—“”.
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(1) The amendments made by this Order do not apply to the report year ending on 31 March 2021.
(2) In paragraph (1), “report year” has the meaning given by article 2 of the Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015.
R CUNNINGHAM
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th September 2020