{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carbon-accounting-regulations-2009/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carbon-accounting-regulations-2009/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111478516",
  "legislation_title": "The Carbon Accounting Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carbon-accounting-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Power to credit carbon units to the net UK carbon account",
  "text": "(1) Carbon units may be credited to the net UK carbon account as follows.\n(2) A carbon unit is credited to the net UK carbon account if—\n(a) a person transfers the carbon unit to the credit account; and\n(b) a Minister of the Crown declares that the carbon unit is credited to the net UK carbon account.\n(3) A declaration under paragraph (2)(b)—\n(a) must state the year in respect of which the carbon unit is to be credited; and\n(b) may be made in such manner and at such time as the Minister of the Crown considers appropriate.\n(4) No Minister of the Crown may make a declaration under paragraph (2)(b)—\n(a) in respect of any removal unit that was originally issued to the United Kingdom; or\n(b) if the Minister reasonably believes that the carbon unit has been used to offset greenhouse gas emissions which are not UK emissions.\n(5) If a Minister of the Crown is minded not to make a declaration in respect of a carbon unit transferred to the credit account by the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers or a Northern Ireland department then the Minister of the Crown must consult that national authority before making a final decision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111478516/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:57:40.676930+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."
}