Paragraph 21

(1)

Schedule 6 (changes to participants) is amended as follows.

(2)

Wherever “, gas or fuel” appears, substitute “ or gas”.

(3)

In Part 1—

(a)

in paragraph 6 (creation of a new department: after year 2), omit sub-paragraph (2);

(b)

omit paragraph 10 (transfers: year 2);

(c)

in paragraph 12 (mergers of departments), omit sub-paragraph (3).

(4)

In Part 2, paragraph 3 (mergers of public bodies), omit sub-paragraph (3).

(5)

In Part 3—

(a)

in sub-paragraph 3(b) (joining of undertakings with a group which is not required to register as a participant), omit “and non-settled half hourly meters”;

(b)

omit sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 7 (notification and applications: time to comply and the administrator);

(c)

for sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 9 (significant group undertakings becoming participants), substitute—

“(3)
Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where the change occurs in an annual reporting year, B must provide an annual report in respect of the annual reporting year as if B was a participant for the whole of that year.”;

(d)

in paragraph 10 (joining of a participant or significant group undertaking with a non-participant)—

(i)

for sub-paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3)
Subject to sub-paragraph (6), where the change occurs in an annual reporting year, D must provide an annual report in respect of the year but only in respect of those emissions which relate to C and as if C was a member of D for the whole of that year.”;

(ii)

omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5);

(iii)

for sub-paragraph (6)(b), substitute “sub-paragraph (3) does not apply to D;”;

(e)

in paragraph 11 (joining of a participant as a member of another participant)—

(i)

omit sub-paragraphs (5) and (6);

(ii)

for sub-paragraph (7), substitute—

“(7)
“Where E and F do not continue as separate participants and E had a general or group CCA exemption, F has a member CCA exemption in respect of E.”;

(f)

in paragraph 12 (significant group undertakings transferring to another participant)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) apply”, substitute “sub-paragraph (2) applies”;

(ii)

omit sub-paragraphs (5) and (6).