Section 4(3)

The Secretary of State may make regulations under sections 1 to 3 which revoke or lower a target (the “existing target”) only if satisfied that— meeting the existing target would have no significant benefit compared with not meeting it or with meeting a lower target, or because of changes in circumstances since the existing target was set or last amended the environmental, social, economic or other costs of meeting it would be disproportionate to the benefits.

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