{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-accounting-scheme-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-8B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-accounting-scheme-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-8B.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2010/216",
  "legislation_title": "The Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-accounting-scheme-scotland-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/8B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8B",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers shall in respect of 2014 calculate whether any carbon unit is to be credited to or debited from the net Scottish emissions account as a result of the operation of the EU ETS.\n(2) The calculation under this regulation must be performed by 30th June 2016.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers, when carrying out the calculation mentioned in paragraph (1), must determine—\n(a) for aviation activities, whether the amount of emissions in respect of Scotland from aviation activities in the relevant period for 2014 is more or less than the aviation cap; and\n(b) for other activities, whether the amount of carbon units surrendered in respect of Scotland as a result of the operation of the EUETS in the relevant period for 2014 is more or less than the fixed installation cap.\n(4) Where the amount of emissions in respect of Scotland from aviation activities in ... 2014 is—\n(a) more than the aviation cap, an amount of carbon units equal to the excess is to be credited to the net Scottish emissions account for 2014; or\n(b) less than the aviation cap, an amount of carbon units equal to the shortfall is to be debited from the net Scottish emissions account for 2014.\n(5) Where the amount of carbon units surrendered in 2014 in respect of other activities is—\n(a) more than the fixed installation cap for 2014, an amount of carbon units equal to the excess is to be credited to the net Scottish emissions account for 2014; or\n(b) less than the fixed installation cap for 2014, an amount of carbon units equal to the shortfall is to be debited from the net Scottish emissions account for 2014.\n(6) In this regulation—\n“aviation activities” means aviation activities listed in Annex I;\n“aviation cap” means the sum of the domestic aviation cap plus the international aviation cap;\n“domestic aviation cap” means 443,255;\n“fixed installation cap” means 12,356,118;\n“international aviation cap” means 921,758;\n“other activities” means activities listed in Annex I other than aviation activities; and\n“relevant period” means for 2014, the 16 months preceding 1st May 2015.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 8B inserted (1.4.2016) by The Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/46), regs. 1(1), 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8B(4) omitted (6.5.2017) by virtue of The Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/121), regs. 1, 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/216/regulation/8B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:55:24.693460+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}