Article 16 Schedule 6 amended (permits)

(1)

Schedule 6 is amended as follows.

Paragraph 4 amended (greenhouse gas emissions permits: content of permit)

(2)

Omit paragraph 4(2)(c) (including the final “and”).

Paragraph 11 amended (surrender of permits)

(3)

In paragraph 11—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (7)—

(i)

after “reportable emissions” insert “, or reports on activity levels,”;

(ii)

for “condition referred to in paragraph 4(2)(b)” substitute “conditions referred to in paragraph 4(2)(b) and (6)(b)”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (7) insert—

“(8)

Despite sub-paragraphs (6)(b) and (7), the condition referred to in paragraph 4(6)(b) does not have effect to require the operator to prepare a report on the installation’s activity levels in the scheme year before the first non-entitled scheme year (as defined in Article 26(2) of the Free Allocation Regulation).”.

Paragraph 12 amended (revocation of permits)

(4)

In paragraph 12—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (8)—

(i)

after “reportable emissions” insert “, or reports on activity levels,”;

(ii)

for “condition referred to in paragraph 4(2)(b)” substitute “conditions referred to in paragraph 4(2)(b) and (6)(b)”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (8) insert—

“(8A)

Despite sub-paragraphs (7)(b) and (8), the condition referred to in paragraph 4(6)(b) does not have effect to require the operator to prepare a report on the installation’s activity levels in the scheme year before the first non-entitled scheme year (as defined in Article 26(2) of the Free Allocation Regulation).”.