{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-carbon-dioxide-public-policy-exclusion-order-2021/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-carbon-dioxide-public-policy-exclusion-order-2021/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2021/1169",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition Act 1998 (Carbon Dioxide) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-carbon-dioxide-public-policy-exclusion-order-2021",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“CF” means CF Fertilisers UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 03455690), and any company which is a group undertaking in relation to CF Fertilisers UK Limited;\n“the Chapter I exclusion period” means the period beginning with 30th September 2021 and ending with whichever is the earlier of—\n(a) the revocation of this Order; or\n(b) the expiry of this Order in accordance with article 7;\n“CO2” means carbon dioxide produced at—\n(a) the plant at Billingham, Cleveland operated by CF; or\n(b) the plant at Wilton, Teesside operated by Ensus UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 05816694);\n“the CO2 negotiation period” means the period beginning with 30th September 2021 and ending with 12th October 2021;\n“consumer” means a person who is, or seeks to be, supplied with CO2 by a distributor;\n“distributor” means any of the following—\n(a) Air Liquide UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 00232592);\n(b) BOC Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 00337663);\n(c) Nippon Gases UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 09938383);\n(d) any company which is a group undertaking in relation to any of the companies referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c);\n“essential user” means a consumer who requires CO2 for the purpose of maintaining the supply of essential goods or services, such as goods or services relating to animal welfare, energy, food, water or health;\n“group undertaking” has the meaning given by section 1161(5) of the Companies Act 2006;\n“qualifying activities” has the meaning given by article 3.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 46."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1169/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:07:57.585152+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."
}