PART 1Decarbonisation
3Further duties of the Secretary of State
1
As soon as is reasonably practicable after a decarbonisation order is made, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report setting out proposals and policies for fulfilling the duty in section 1(1).
2
Before laying the report under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers; and the Secretary of State must send a copy of the report to them.
3
The Secretary of State must in respect of each year—
a
beginning with the year after the first year in which a decarbonisation order is made, and
b
ending with the final year in relation to which a decarbonisation target range is set,
lay before Parliament a statement of the carbon intensity of electricity generation in the United Kingdom in relation to that year.
4
Section 4 makes further provision in relation to subsection (3).
5
The statement must include—
a
a summary of the means by which the carbon intensity was calculated;
b
in any statement after the first, a declaration of whether the carbon intensity has decreased or increased since the previous statement.
6
In respect of any year in relation to which a decarbonisation target range is set, the statement must also include—
a
a declaration that the carbon intensity in relation to that year was no greater than the maximum permitted level of the decarbonisation target range, or
b
the reasons why the carbon intensity in relation to that year was greater than the maximum permitted level of the decarbonisation target range.
7
The statement required by subsection (3) must be laid before Parliament not later than the 31st March in the second year following the year in respect of which the carbon intensity is being stated.
8
The Secretary of State must send a copy of the statement required by subsection (3) to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers.