The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/1557
  • This Order may be cited as the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020.
  • (1) Except as provided by paragraph (2) , this Order comes into force on 31st December 2020.article 46 and Schedule 1 (Free Allocation Regulation amended) ;article 47 and Schedule 2 (Activity Level Changes Regulation amended) .
  • This Order extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
  • The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020
  • (1) Article 4 is amended as follows.after the definition of “2026-2030 allocation period” insert—
      account” means account in the registry;“Activity Level Changes Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 of 31 October 2019, as it forms part of domestic law;
    ;
    after the definition of “aircraft operator” insert—
      aircraft operator holding account” means an aircraft operator holding account opened under paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 5A;
    ;
    after the definition of “allocation period” insert—
      allocation table” means an allocation table for the 2021-2025 allocation period or the 2026-2030 allocation period referred to in article 34A;
    ;
    after the definition of “aviation activity” insert—
      aviation allocation table” means the aviation allocation table for the 2021-2025 allocation period referred to in article 34N;
    ;
    after the definition of “CCA 2008” insert—
      central account” has the meaning given in paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 5A;
    ;
    after the definition of “excluded flights” insert—
      “FA installation”, “FA installation for the 2021-2025 allocation period” and “FA installation for the 2026-2030 allocation period” must be construed in accordance with article 4A;
    ;
    after the definition of “flight” insert—
      free allocation” means the allocation of allowances free of charge under Part 4A;“free allocation conditions” means the conditions referred to in paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 6;“Free Allocation Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018, as it forms part of domestic law;
    ;
    in the definition of “Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018” after “of the Council” insert “ (disregarding any amendments adopted after 11th November 2020) and, except in article 24 and Schedule 4, it means that Regulation ”;after the definition of “operator” insert—
      operator holding account” means an operator holding account for an installation opened under paragraph 11(4) or 12(3) of Schedule 5A;
    ;
    in the definition of “permit” after “Schedule 7) ” insert “ and, in the case of a greenhouse gas emissions permit, any monitoring methodology plan (see paragraph 4(1) (hb) and (7) of Schedule 6) ”;after the definition of “permit” insert—
      registry” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 5A;“registry administrator” has the meaning given in article 8A;
    ;
    in the definition of “surrender” for “in such a way that the allowance ceases to be available for any other purpose” substitute “ in accordance with article 27 or 34 ”;in the definition of “Verification Regulation 2018” after “of the Council” insert “ (disregarding any amendments adopted after 11th November 2020) and, except in article 25 and Schedule 5, it means that Regulation as given effect subject to modifications by article 25 ”;after the definition of “Verification Regulation 2018” insert—
      verification report” has the same meaning as in the Verification Regulation 2018.
    .
  • After article 4 insert—
      (4A) Meaning of FA installation, etc.
    • (1) For the purposes of this Order, an installation is an “FA installation” if the installation is—
    • (a) an FA installation for the 2021-2025 allocation period; or
    • (b) an FA installation for the 2026-2030 allocation period.
  • an FA installation for the 2021-2025 allocation period; oran FA installation for the 2026-2030 allocation period.the date of publication of the allocation table for the 2021-2025 allocation period (including an updated allocation table) that first includes an entry for the installation; orarticle 34H(7) (installations: errors in applications for free allocation, etc.) ;

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