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The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

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Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru under paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to the Climate Change Act 2008 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru

Climate Change

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the *** day of *** 2020

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44, 46(3), 54 and 90(3) of, and Schedule 2 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Climate Change Act 2008f1.

In accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to that Act, before the recommendation to Her Majesty in Council to make this Order was made—

(a)

the advice of the Committee on Climate Change, including on the amount of the limit referred to in section 48(2) of that Act, was obtained and taken into account; and

(b)

such persons likely to be affected by the Order as the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs considered appropriate were consulted.

In accordance with paragraph 11 of that Schedule, a draft of the instrument containing this Order was laid before Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 27.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation
  3. 2Commencement
  4. 3Extent
  5. 4Interpretation
  6. 5Meaning of operator
  7. 6Meaning of aircraft operator
  8. 7Exempt commercial air transport operators
  9. 8Exempt non-commercial air transport operators
  10. 9Meaning of regulator
  11. 10Meaning of regulator: installations
  12. 11Meaning of regulator: aircraft operators
  13. 12Aircraft operator: change in regulator
  14. 13Aircraft operator: change in registered office
  15. 14Meaning of UK ETS authority, etc.
  16. 15Applications, notices, etc.
  17. Part 2: Basic elements of the UK ETS
  18. Chapter 1: Establishment of the UK ETS and requirement for review
  19. 16UK Emissions Trading Scheme
  20. 17Review of UK ETS
  21. Chapter 2: Allowances and caps
  22. 18Allowances
  23. 19Cap for trading period
  24. 20Cap for scheme years
  25. 21Cap: hospital and small emitter reduction factors
  26. 22Cap: base for scheme years
  27. 23Trading in allowances
  28. Chapter 3: Monitoring, reporting and verification
  29. 24Monitoring and reporting of emissions
  30. 25Verification of data and accreditation of verifiers
  31. Part 3: Installations
  32. 26Installations: requirement for permit to carry out regulated activity
  33. 27Installations: requirement to surrender allowances
  34. Part 4: Aviation
  35. 28Application for emissions monitoring plans
  36. 29Issue of emissions monitoring plans
  37. 30Refusal of application for emissions monitoring plans
  38. 31Variation of emissions monitoring plans
  39. 32Monitoring emissions and emissions monitoring plan conditions
  40. 33Reporting aviation emissions
  41. 34Surrender of allowances by aircraft operators
  42. Part 5: Charging
  43. 35Charges
  44. 36Approval, publication and revision of charges
  45. 37Remittance of charges
  46. Part 6: Monitoring compliance
  47. 38Authorised persons
  48. 39Inspections
  49. 40Powers of entry, etc.
  50. 41Warrants
  51. 42Admissible evidence
  52. 43Legal professional privilege
  53. Part 7: Enforcement
  54. Chapter 1: Enforcement notices and determination of emissions by regulator
  55. 44Enforcement notices
  56. 45Determination of reportable emissions or aviation emissions by regulator
  57. Chapter 2: Civil penalties
  58. 46Carbon price
  59. 47Penalty notices
  60. 48Penalty notices: supplementary
  61. 49Regulator must publish names of persons subject to civil penalty under article 52
  62. 50Installations: carrying out regulated activity without permit contrary to article 26
  63. 51Installations: failure to comply with conditions of permit, etc.
  64. 52Failure to surrender allowances
  65. 53Installations: failure to transfer or surrender allowances where underreporting discovered after transfer
  66. 54Hospitals and small emitters: exceeding emissions target
  67. 55Hospitals and small emitters: failure to pay civil penalty for exceeding emissions target
  68. 56Hospitals and small emitters: under-reporting of emissions
  69. 57Hospitals and small emitters: failure to notify when ceasing to meet criteria
  70. 58Installations: failure to apply to surrender permit
  71. 59Ultra-small emitters: reportable emissions exceeding maximum amount
  72. 60Ultra-small emitters: failure to notify where reportable emissions exceed maximum amount
  73. 61Aviation: failure to apply or make revised application for emissions monitoring plan
  74. 62Aviation: failure to comply with condition of emissions monitoring plan
  75. 63Aviation: failure to monitor aviation emissions
  76. 64Aviation: failure to report aviation emissions
  77. 65Failure to comply with enforcement notice given by regulator
  78. 66Failure to comply with information notice
  79. 67Providing false or misleading information, etc.
  80. 68Inspection: refusal to allow access to premises
  81. Part 8: Appeals
  82. 69Interpretation
  83. 70Right of appeal
  84. 71Appeal body
  85. 72Effect of appeals
  86. 73Determination of appeals
  87. 74Procedure for appeals
  88. Part 9: Miscellaneous
  89. 75Information notices
  90. 76Crown application
  91. 77Transitional provisions
  92. Signature
  93. Schedule 1: Aviation activity
  94. 1Aviation activity
  95. 2Excluded flights
  96. Schedule 2: Meaning of installation and regulated activity
  97. 1Interpretation
  98. 2Meaning of installation
  99. 3Meaning of regulated activity, etc.
  100. Schedule 3: Applications, notices, etc.
  101. Part 1: Applications, notices, etc. submitted to regulators
  102. 1Submission of applications, notices, etc. to regulators
  103. 2Determination of applications by regulators
  104. Part 2: Notices, etc. given by regulators, national authorities or UK ETS authority
  105. 3Service of notices, etc.
  106. 4Service on certain Crown operators
  107. Schedule 4: Modifications to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/2066
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. 6Paragraph 6
  114. 7Paragraph 7
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. 9Paragraph 9
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. 11Paragraph 11
  119. 12Paragraph 12
  120. 13Paragraph 13
  121. 14Paragraph 14
  122. 15Paragraph 15
  123. 16Paragraph 16
  124. 17Paragraph 17
  125. 18Paragraph 18
  126. 19Paragraph 19
  127. 20Paragraph 20
  128. 21Paragraph 21
  129. 22Paragraph 22
  130. 23Paragraph 23
  131. 24Paragraph 24
  132. 25Paragraph 25
  133. 26Paragraph 26
  134. 27Paragraph 27
  135. 28Paragraph 28
  136. 29Paragraph 29
  137. 30Paragraph 30
  138. 31Paragraph 31
  139. 32Paragraph 32
  140. 33Paragraph 33
  141. 34Paragraph 34
  142. 35Paragraph 35
  143. 36Paragraph 36
  144. 37Paragraph 37
  145. 38Paragraph 38
  146. 39Paragraph 39
  147. 40Paragraph 40
  148. Schedule 5: Amendments to the Verification Regulation 2018
  149. 1Paragraph 1
  150. 2Paragraph 2
  151. 3Paragraph 3
  152. 4Paragraph 4
  153. 5Paragraph 5
  154. 6Paragraph 6
  155. 7Paragraph 7
  156. 8Paragraph 8
  157. 9Paragraph 9
  158. 10Paragraph 10
  159. 11Paragraph 11
  160. 12Paragraph 12
  161. 13Paragraph 13
  162. 14Paragraph 14
  163. 15Paragraph 15
  164. 16Paragraph 16
  165. 17Paragraph 17
  166. 18Paragraph 18
  167. 19Paragraph 19
  168. 20Paragraph 20
  169. 21Paragraph 21
  170. 22Paragraph 22
  171. 23Paragraph 23
  172. 24Paragraph 24
  173. 25Paragraph 25
  174. 26Paragraph 26
  175. Schedule 6: Permits
  176. Part 1: Application for greenhouse gas emissions permits
  177. 1Greenhouse gas emissions permits: application
  178. 2Greenhouse gas emissions permits: content of application
  179. 3Greenhouse gas emissions permits: issue of permit
  180. 4Greenhouse gas emissions permits: content of permit
  181. 5Greenhouse gas emissions permits: effect of permit, etc.
  182. Part 2: Greenhouse gas emissions permits and hospital or small emitter permits
  183. 6Variation of permits
  184. 7Transfer of permits: application
  185. 8Transfer of permits: contents of application
  186. 9Transfer of permits: grant of application
  187. 10Transfer of permits: underreporting discovered after transfer
  188. 11Surrender of permits
  189. 12Revocation of permits
  190. Schedule 7: Hospitals and small emitters
  191. Part 1: Preliminary
  192. 1Interpretation
  193. 2Meaning of installation that primarily provides services to a hospital in scheme year
  194. Part 2: Hospital or small emitter status
  195. 3Hospital or small emitter status
  196. 4Hospital or small emitter status: former ultra-small emitters
  197. 5Obtaining hospital or small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period
  198. 6Obtaining hospital or small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period: Conditions A, B and C
  199. Part 3: Hospital or small emitter permits
  200. 7Hospital or small emitter permits: application
  201. 8Hospital or small emitter permits: content of application
  202. 9Hospital or small emitter permits: issue of permit
  203. 10Hospital or small emitter permits: conversion of existing greenhouse gas emissions permit for 2026-2030 allocation period
  204. 11Hospital or small emitter permits: content of permit
  205. 12Hospital or small emitter permits: effect of permit, etc.
  206. 13Hospitals and small emitters: modifications to Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018
  207. 14Former ultra-small emitters: hospital or small emitter permits coming into force after beginning of scheme year
  208. Part 4: Emissions targets
  209. 15Emissions targets other than for hospital-qualifying installations may not exceed maximum amount
  210. 16Emissions targets for 2021-2025 allocation period
  211. 17Emissions targets for 2026-2030 allocation period
  212. 18Emissions targets: calculation of later targets where initial targets based on estimates
  213. 19Emissions targets: hospital or small emitters must not exceed targets
  214. 20Emissions targets: banking overachieved target
  215. 21Emissions targets: targets for 2026-2030 allocation period for hospital or small emitters in 2021-2025 allocation period
  216. 22Emissions targets: errors
  217. Part 5: End of hospital or small emitter status
  218. 23End of hospital or small emitter status: ceasing to meet criteria
  219. 24Conversion notices
  220. 25End of hospital or small emitter status: ceasing to meet criteria: publication
  221. 26End of hospital or small emitter status: end of allocation period
  222. Schedule 8: Ultra-small emitters
  223. 1Interpretation
  224. 2Ultra-small emitter status
  225. 3Obtaining ultra-small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period
  226. 4Obtaining ultra-small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period: modifications to Verification Regulation 2018 for ultra-small emitters in 2021-2025 allocation period
  227. 5Duty to monitor reportable emissions, etc.
  228. 6Reportable emissions must not exceed maximum amount
  229. 7End of ultra-small emitter status: ceasing to meet criteria
  230. 8End of ultra-small emitter status: publication
  231. Schedule 9: Appeals to Scottish Land Court
  232. 1Paragraph 1
  233. 2Paragraph 2
  234. 3Paragraph 3
  235. 4Paragraph 4
  236. Schedule 10: Appeals to Planning Appeals Commission (Northern Ireland)
  237. 1Paragraph 1
  238. 2Paragraph 2
  239. 3Paragraph 3
  240. 4Paragraph 4
  241. Schedule 11: Transitional provisions: installations
  242. 1Permits under GGETSR 2012
  243. 2Applications for permits, etc. under GGETSR 2012
  244. 3Schedule does not apply to permits for relevant Northern Ireland electricity generators, etc.
  245. Explanatory note