Carbon Fund Act 2007
Number 12 of 2007
CARBON FUND ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Carbon Fund Act 2007. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 12 of 2007
CARBON FUND ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was first passed.
Related legislation
This Act is not collectively cited with any other Act.
Annotations
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Material not updated in this revision
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010)
All Acts up to and including Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), enacted 28 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Climate Action and Environment (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 393 of 2016)
• Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011)
All statutory instruments up to and including European Communities (Sheep Identification) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 243 of 2019), made 28 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 12 of 2007
CARBON FUND ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
4. Carbon Fund not to be used for any other purpose.
5. Accounts of Carbon Fund and audit.
6. Reports and information to Minister.
Acts Referred to
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2001, No. 17 |
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1993, No. 13 |
Number 12 of 2007
CARBON FUND ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE CARBON FUND TO BE UTILISED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF KYOTO UNITS AND OTHER SUCH INSTRUMENTS OR ASSETS BY THE STATE TO MEET INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE DONE AT NEW YORK ON 9TH MAY 1992 AND THE KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION DONE AT KYOTO ON 11TH DECEMBER 1997, TO DESIGNATE THE NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AS THE AGENT FOR THE ACQUISITION, INCLUDING ON FOOT OF EXISTING OR FUTURE AGREEMENTS TO WHICH THE STATE IS OR BECOMES BOUND, OF KYOTO UNITS AND SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR ASSETS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING AVAILABLE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO AND THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CARBON FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LEGISLATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[7th April, 2007]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Functions transferred (22.07.2016) by Climate Action and Environment (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 393 of 2016), art. 3(1)(a) and sch. 1, in effect as per art. 1(2).
3. (1) The functions conferred on the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government by or under any of the provisions of—
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and ...
are transferred to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
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Schedule 1
Article 3(1)(a)
Enactments, functions by or under which are transferred from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
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Carbon Fund Act 2007 (No. 12 of 2007)
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