{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carbon-accounting-scheme-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carbon-accounting-scheme-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2010/9780111008881",
  "legislation_title": "The Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carbon-accounting-scheme-scotland-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Crediting of carbon units to the net Scottish emissions account",
  "text": "(1) A carbon unit is credited to the net Scottish emissions account if—\n(a) a person transfers the carbon unit to the Scottish credit account; and\n(b) the Scottish Ministers declare that the carbon unit is credited to the net Scottish emissions account.\n(2) A declaration under paragraph (1)(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 Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers must not make a declaration under paragraph (1)(b) if they reasonably believe that the carbon unit has been used to offset greenhouse gas emissions which are not Scottish emissions.\n(4) A carbon unit which is credited to the net Scottish emissions account in accordance with this regulation must have been cancelled.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2010/9780111008881/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:37:50.120045+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."
}