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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020/article-5",
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  "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/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Article 4 amended (interpretation)",
  "text": "(1) Article 4 is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) after the definition of “2026-2030 allocation period” insert—\n““account” means account in the registry;\n“Activity Level Changes Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 of 31 October 2019, as it forms part of domestic law;”;\n(b) after the definition of “aircraft operator” insert—\n““aircraft operator holding account” means an aircraft operator holding account opened under paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 5A;”;\n(c) after the definition of “allocation period” insert—\n““allocation table” means an allocation table for the 2021-2025 allocation period or the 2026-2030 allocation period referred to in article 34A;”;\n(d) after the definition of “aviation activity” insert—\n““aviation allocation table” means the aviation allocation table for the 2021-2025 allocation period referred to in article 34N;”;\n(e) after the definition of “CCA 2008” insert—\n““central account” has the meaning given in paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 5A;”;\n(f) after the definition of “excluded flights” insert—\n““FA installation”, “FA installation for the 2021-2025 allocation period” and “FA installation for the 2026-2030 allocation period” must be construed in accordance with article 4A;”;\n(g) after the definition of “flight” insert—\n““free allocation” means the allocation of allowances free of charge under Part 4A;\n“free allocation conditions” means the conditions referred to in paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 6;\n“Free Allocation Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018, as it forms part of domestic law;”;\n(h) in the definition of “Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018” after “of the Council” insert “ (disregarding any amendments adopted after 11th November 2020) and, except in article 24 and Schedule 4, it means that Regulation ”;\n(i) after the definition of “operator” insert—\n““operator holding account” means an operator holding account for an installation opened under paragraph 11(4) or 12(3) of Schedule 5A;”;\n(j) in the definition of “permit” after “Schedule 7)” insert “ and, in the case of a greenhouse gas emissions permit, any monitoring methodology plan (see paragraph 4(1)(hb) and (7) of Schedule 6) ”;\n(k) after the definition of “permit” insert—\n““registry” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 5A;\n“registry administrator” has the meaning given in article 8A;”;\n(l) in the definition of “surrender” for “in such a way that the allowance ceases to be available for any other purpose” substitute “ in accordance with article 27 or 34 ”;\n(m) in the definition of “Verification Regulation 2018” after “of the Council” insert “ (disregarding any amendments adopted after 11th November 2020) and, except in article 25 and Schedule 5, it means that Regulation as given effect subject to modifications by article 25 ”;\n(n) after the definition of “Verification Regulation 2018” insert—\n““verification report” has the same meaning as in the Verification Regulation 2018.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 5 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/5",
    "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."
}