# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025, Article 34: Article 2 amended (definitions)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1—
(a) in point (1) (definition of “incumbent installation”) for “2026-2030” substitute “2027-2030”;
(b) in point (14)(b) (definition of “baseline period”) for “2026-2030” substitute “2027-2030”;
(c) after point (25) insert—
“(26) “first stage” and “second stage”, in relation to an application under Article 4 for free allocation in the 2027-2030 allocation period, must be construed in accordance with that Article.”.
(3) After paragraph 3 insert—
“4. References in this Regulation to benchmarks for an allocation period are references to the benchmarks for the allocation period set out in Annex 8; but if no benchmarks for the 2027-2030 allocation period are set out in Annex 8 before the regulator is required to calculate the preliminary annual number of allowances to be allocated for scheme years in that period, the benchmarks for the 2021-2025 allocation period and the 2026 allocation period are to be used for the calculation.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/124/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-no-2-order-2025/article-34
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