# The Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008, Article 6: Determining carbon emissions reduction obligations


(1) The Authority must determine a supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation.
(2) The Authority must refer to the matters in article 7 when determining the obligation.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the obligation period is the three-year period—
(a) commencing on 1st April 2008, except for a new supplier; and
(b) ending on 31st March 2011.
(4) For a new supplier who satisfies article 4(1) for the first time on—
(a) 31st December 2008, the obligation period is the two-year period commencing 1st April 2009;
(b) 31st December 2009, the obligation period is for one year commencing 1st April 2010.
(5) The Authority must notify a supplier of that supplier’s carbon emissions reduction obligation by 28th February prior to the commencement of the obligation period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110805306/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-and-gas-carbon-emissions-reduction-order-2008/article-6
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