# The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024, Paragraph 3


Subject to paragraph 4, land with high-carbon stock that had one of the following statuses at any time in January 2008 and which no longer has that status—
(a) wetlands, where the land is covered with, or saturated by, water permanently or for a significant part of the year;
(b) continuously forested areas spanning more than one hectare with trees higher than five metres and a canopy cover of more than 30%, or trees able to reach those thresholds in situ;
(c) land spanning more than one hectare with trees higher than five metres and a canopy cover of between 10% and 30%, or trees able to reach those thresholds in situ, unless evidence is provided that satisfies the Administrator that the GHG emissions saving from the use of the sustainable aviation fuel concerned is equal to or greater than the minimum GHG emissions saving applicable to the fuel at the time when it is used, as set out in Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348262575/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-transport-fuel-obligations-sustainable-aviation-fuel-order-2024/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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