Regulation 14 Terms to be included in an underlying agreement relating to the provision of informationI1
United Kingdom
An underlying agreement must contain the terms set out in paragraph (2).
The terms referred to in paragraph (1) are that the operator must, in respect of each of its facilities—
provide to the administrator on or before 1st May following the end of a target period such information as has been requested by the administrator in order to determine whether progress towards meeting the facility’s target is, or is likely to be, taken to be satisfactory;
provide to the administrator on or before 1st May 2027 and on or before 1st May in each subsequent year—
such information as has been requested by the administrator about the actions taken in relation to energy efficiency improvements or emissions reductions in order to meet the facility’s target;
confirmation that the facility meets the requirements of regulation 3(1)(a) of the Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2012; and
such information relating to the application of the UK ETS to the facility as has been requested by the administrator in order to assist the Secretary of State in carrying out functions in relation to the scheme set out in paragraphs 44 to 52 of Schedule 6;
provide to the administrator on or before 1st May 2028, and on or before 1st May 2030, such information as has been requested by the administrator in order to determine whether progress towards meeting the facility’s target is, or is likely to be, taken to be satisfactory; and
provide to the administrator any other information requested at any time by the administrator by the date specified in the request to enable the administrator to determine that—
the facility’s target has been met; or
the operator is complying with the terms of the underlying agreement.
In paragraph (2)(b)(iii), “UK ETS” means the trading scheme known as the UK Emissions Trading Scheme or UK ETS, established by the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020.
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Reg. 14(2)(3) substituted for reg. 14(2) (1.1.2026) by The Climate Change Agreements (Administration and Eligible Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/813), regs. 1(1), 2(10) (with reg. 4)