Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 2010 Order” means the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010^f1;

• “the 2012 Regulations” means the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Regulations 2012^f2;

• “the 2013 Amendment Regulations” means the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013^f3;

• “the 2013 Order” means the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013^f4;

• “allocation” means an allocation of allowances conducted in accordance with Part 2 of these Regulations;

• “allocation period” means either the forecast allocation period or the compliance allocation period as determined in accordance with regulation 3;

• “allowance” means carbon reduction trading scheme allowances allocated and issued by the Environment Agency pursuant to these Regulations;

• “application period” means either the forecast application period or the compliance application period as determined in accordance with regulation 3;

• “registry account” means an account established by the Environment Agency as required by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to the 2013 Order;

• “special allocation” means an allocation conducted following the issue of an enforcement notice or a notice of a civil penalty requiring allowances to be acquired for the purposes of articles 74(4)(b) and 77(2)(a)(i) of the 2013 Order; and

• “standard allocation” means an allocation of allowances which is not a special allocation.

The following words and phrases in these Regulations have the same meaning as in the 2013 Order:

• “account holder”;

• “civil penalty”;

• “compliance account”;

• “enforcement notice”;

• “first phase”

• “group”;

• “participant”;

• “proper address”;

• “the Registry”;

• “working day”; and

• “year”.