Section 6(3)

The developments in scientific knowledge referred to in subsection (2)(a) are— in relation to the first exercise of the power conferred by this section in relation to the percentage specified in section 5(1)(a), developments since June 2000 (the date of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's 22nd Report, “Energy – the Changing Climate”); in relation to the first exercise of the power conferred by this section in relation to any percentage specified under section 5(1)(c), developments since the evidential basis for the order setting that percentage was established; in relation to a subsequent exercise of any of those powers, developments since the evidential basis for the previous exercise was established.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30