# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, Article 5: Meaning of operator


(1) In this Order, the “operator” of an installation is the person who has control over its operation.
(2) But where—
(a) a regulated activity has not begun to be carried out at an installation, the operator of the installation is the person who will have control over its operation when a regulated activity is carried out at the installation;
(b) a regulated activity is no longer carried out at an installation, the operator of the installation is the person who holds the permit for the installation or, if no permit authorises a regulated activity to be carried out at the installation, the person who had control over its operation immediately before regulated activities ceased to be carried out at the installation;
(c) the holder of a permit for an installation ceases to have control over its operation, the operator of the installation is the permit holder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780348209761/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/article-5
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