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Carbon Fund Act 2007.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Emissions Emissions trading Institution International relations/cooperation Special fund
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Carbon Fund Act 2007 establishes that the Minister shall, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, establish a fund to be known as and in this Act referred to as the Carbon Fund for the purpose, subject to subsection (8), of acquiring on behalf of the State, including on foot of existing or future agreements to which the State is or becomes bound, Kyoto Units and any other such instruments or assets in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, and for any purpose associated with or incidental to the fulfilment of that function.

Full text
English
Website
revisedacts.lawreform.ie