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Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act
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11. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1)—
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(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of the following subparagraphs for subparagraphs (i) to (iii):
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“(i) the preparation of a climate action plan,
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(ii) the preparation of a national long term climate action strategy,
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(iii) the preparation of a national adaptation framework,
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(iv) the finalisation and revision of a carbon budget, and
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(v) compliance with any existing obligation of the State under the law of the European Union or any international agreement referred to in section 2,”,
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(ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):
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“(i) sector specific actions, within his or her responsibility, which are to be included in the climate action plan, and”,
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and
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(iii) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of the following subparagraphs for subparagraphs (i) to (iii):
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“(i) a climate action plan,
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(ii) a national long term climate action strategy,
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(iii) a national adaptation framework, and
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(iv) a sectoral adaptation plan,”,
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and
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
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“(1A) The Advisory Council shall prepare and submit to the Minister—
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(a) a proposed carbon budget programme under section 6A(4),
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(b) a proposed carbon budget under section 6A(6)(a), and
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(c) proposed amendments, if any, to a provisional carbon budget under section 6A(6)(b).”.
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