{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020/article-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020/article-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1557",
  "legislation_title": "The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Article 36 substituted and article 36A inserted",
  "text": "For article 36 substitute—\n“Charging scheme: regulators\n36 (1) The regulator must publish a document (a “charging scheme”) setting out the charges payable in accordance with article 35(1) or how they will be calculated.\n(2) Before publishing a charging scheme, the regulator must—\n(a) bring the proposals to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them;\n(b) specify the period within which representations or objections to the proposals may be made.\n(3) A charging scheme may not be published unless it has been approved by the appropriate national authority.\n(4) Where a proposed charging scheme is submitted for approval under paragraph (3), the appropriate national authority—\n(a) must consider any representations or objections made under paragraph (2)(b);\n(b) may make such modifications to the proposals as the appropriate national authority considers appropriate.\n(5) If the regulator proposes to revise a charging scheme in a material way, paragraphs (2) to (4) apply to the revised charging scheme.\n(6) Paragraphs (2) to (5) do not apply in relation to a charging scheme published by the Secretary of State.\n(7) In this article, “appropriate national authority” means—\n(a) where the regulator is the Environment Agency, the Secretary of State;\n(b) where the regulator is the chief inspector, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.\n(c) where the regulator is SEPA, the Scottish Ministers;\n(d) where the regulator is NRW, the Welsh Ministers.\nCharging scheme: registry administrator\n36A (1) The registry administrator must publish a document (a “charging scheme”) setting out the charges payable in accordance with article 35(1) or how they will be calculated.\n(2) Before publishing a charging scheme, the registry administrator must—\n(a) bring the proposals to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them;\n(b) specify the period within which representations or objections to the proposals may be made.\n(3) A charging scheme may not be published unless it has been approved by the UK ETS authority.\n(4) Where a proposed charging scheme is submitted for approval under paragraph (3), the UK ETS authority—\n(a) must consider any representations or objections made under paragraph (2)(b);\n(b) may make such modifications to the proposals as the UK ETS authority considers appropriate.\n(5) If the registry administrator proposes to revise a charging scheme in a material way, paragraphs (2) to (4) apply to the revised charging scheme.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 20 in force at 31.12.2020, see art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1557/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:20:03.260049+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}