# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020, Paragraph 18: Article 15a inserted

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

After Article 15 insert—
“Article 15a
Assessment of applications for free allocation by operators of incumbent installations
1 This Article applies where:
(a) a deemed application for free allocation in the 2021-2025 allocation period has been made by the operator of an incumbent installation; or
(b) an application under Article 4 for free allocation in the 2026-2030 allocation period has been made by the operator of an incumbent installation.
2 The regulator must send the information set out in paragraph 3 to the UK ETS authority:
(a) where paragraph 1(a) applies, as soon as reasonably practicable after IP completion day;
(b) where paragraph 1(b) applies, on or before 30 September 2024.
3 The information is:
(a) details of the installation, including details of any permit in force;
(b) the information contained in the baseline data report submitted with the application;
(c) the historical activity levels (if any) of the installation and each sub-installation determined under Article 15 or, if the regulator has not determined historical activity levels by virtue of Article 15(2), the regulator's explanation.
4 The UK ETS authority must as soon as reasonably practicable:
(a) assess the application for free allocation and, where relevant, the regulator's explanation under paragraph 3(c); and
(b) inform the regulator whether or not the application is valid, making any corrections to the historical activity levels that the UK ETS authority considers appropriate.
5 Where the application is not valid, the regulator must give notice to the operator of the installation of that fact and the reasons for it.
6 For the purposes of this Article, an application for free allocation is valid if:
(a) the application is one that may be made under this Regulation (see Article 2a); and
(b) the application is otherwise in accordance with this Regulation.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1557/schedule/1/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-18
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