{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/article-12",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780348209761",
  "legislation_title": "The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Aircraft operator: change in regulator",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) an aircraft operator (“A”) does not have a registered office or a place of residence in the United Kingdom;\n(b) “B” is the regulator of A; and\n(c) a different regulator (“C”) is satisfied that the highest percentage of aviation emissions of A in the 2023 and 2024 scheme years is attributable to flights departing from aerodromes situated in the area of C.\n(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, on or before 30th June 2025, C must give notice to—\n(a) A;\n(b) B; and\n(c) the UK ETS authority,\nthat C is the regulator of A from the beginning of the 2026-2030 allocation period.\n(3) A notice under paragraph (2) must be accompanied by evidence demonstrating that the highest percentage of aviation emissions of A in the 2023 and 2024 scheme years is attributable to flights departing from aerodromes situated in the area of C.\n(4) In this article, “area” in relation to a regulator, means—\n(a) in respect of the Environment Agency, England;\n(b) in respect of the NRW, Wales;\n(c) in respect of the SEPA, Scotland;\n(d) in respect of the chief inspector, Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780348209761/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:49:27.101557+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}