# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026, Article 16: Article 9 amended (changes to the monitoring methodology plan)


(1) Article 9 is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph 2 insert—
“2a. Where the operator has any relevant product benchmark sub-installation, relevant heat benchmark sub-installation, relevant fuel benchmark sub-installation or any relevant process emissions sub-installation within the meaning of Article 4(9), the operator must modify the monitoring methodology plan to reflect the boundaries of the sub-installation that apply as a result of the requirement in Article 10(4a).”.
(3) After paragraph 5 insert—
“5a. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 do not apply to a modification made to a monitoring methodology plan pursuant to paragraph 2a. Instead:
(a) the operator must notify the regulator of the modification of the monitoring methodology plan on or before 30th September 2026;
(b) the modification of the monitoring methodology plan is subject to approval by the regulator;
(c) once approved, the modification will take effect on 1st January 2027.”.
(4) In paragraph 6(d)—
(a) after “paragraph 3” insert “or 5a”;
(b) after “paragraph 4” insert “or the date of the approval referred to in paragraph 5a(b)”.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348277654/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2026/article-16
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.