# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026, Article 20: Article 16a amended (cross-sectoral correction factors)


(1) Article 16a is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph 5 insert—
“5a. In respect of the 2027-2030 allocation period, where the benchmarks for the 2028, 2029 and 2030 scheme years have not been adopted under Article 16(13)(b)(ii) on or before 30 September 2026:
(a) the calculation referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 must occur on or after 1 November 2027;
(b) the UK ETS authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 November 2027, publish the matters referred to in paragraph 5; and
(c) as soon as reasonably practicable after 30 September 2026, the UK ETS authority must issue a statement that the cross-sectoral correction factor calculation for the 2027-2030 allocation period will take place on or after 1 November 2027.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348277654/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2026/article-20
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