# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026, Paragraph 4: Insertion of article 13A (Meaning of regulator: maritime operators)


After article 13, insert—
“Meaning of regulator: maritime operators
13A. (1) This article applies for the purposes of article 9.
(2) The regulator of a maritime operator is—
(a) the Environment Agency, where the maritime operator—
(i) has its registered office or place of residence in England; or
(ii) does not have a registered office or a place of residence in the United Kingdom;
(b) NRW, where the maritime operator has its registered office or place of residence in Wales;
(c) SEPA, where the maritime operator has its registered office or place of residence in Scotland;
(d) the chief inspector, where the maritime operator has its registered office or place of residence in Northern Ireland.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348278279/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-extension-to-maritime-activities-order-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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