# The Emissions Performance Standard (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015


Regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015 is amended as follows—
(a) after the definition of “generating unit” insert—
““the GGETS Order” means the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020;”;
(b) for the definition of “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit” substitute—
““Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit” has the meaning given by article 4(1) of the GGETS Order;”;
(c) for the definition of “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report” substitute—
““Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report” means—
(a) for emissions occurring before 1 January 2021, a report required to be submitted by an operator by virtue of Article 67(1) of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2012;
(b) for emissions occurring on or after 1 January 2021, a report required to be submitted in accordance with a monitoring and report condition in the operator’s greenhouse gas emissions permit, by virtue of article 26(3) of, and paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 6 to, the GGETS Order;”;
(d) for the definition of “the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation” substitute—
““the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation” means—
(a) for emissions and activity data occurring before 1 January 2021, Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day; and
(b) for emissions and activity data occurring on or after 1 January 2021, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as given effect by article 24 of the GGETS Order;”;
(e) for the definition of “the Verification Regulation” substitute—
““the Verification Regulation 2018” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 on the verification of data and on the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as given effect by virtue of article 25 of the GGETS Order; and”; and
(f) in the definition of “verified”, after Verification Regulation insert “2018”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/467/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/emissions-performance-standard-amendment-regulations-2022/regulation-2
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