Part 4Impact of and adaptation to climate change
National reports and programmes
58Programme for adaptation to climate change
1
It is the duty of the Secretary of State to lay programmes before Parliament setting out —
a
the objectives of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom in relation to adaptation to climate change,
b
the Government's proposals and policies for meeting those objectives, and
c
the time-scales for introducing those proposals and policies,
addressing the risks identified in the most recent report under section 56.
2
The objectives, proposals and policies must be such as to contribute to sustainable development.
3
Each programme under this section must be laid before Parliament as soon as is reasonably practicable after the laying of the report under section 56 to which it relates.
4
The Secretary of State must send a copy of each programme under this section to the other national authorities.