Article 8 Schedule 7 amended (hospitals and small emitters)

(1)

Schedule 7 is amended as follows.

Paragraph 5 amended (obtaining hospital or small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period)

(2)

In paragraph 5—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2) for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3) for “30th September 2024” substitute “31st August 2025”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (5) for “30th April” substitute “17th October”.

Paragraph 6 amended (obtaining hospital or small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period: Conditions A, B and C)

(3)

In paragraph 6(2)(a) (Condition A) for “2023” substitute “2024”.

Paragraph 26 amended (end of hospital or small emitter status: end of allocation period)

(4)

In paragraph 26—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the words before paragraph (a) for “on or before 31st May 2025” substitute “as soon as reasonably practicable after the hospital and small emitter list for 2026-2030 is published and in any event on or before 31st October 2025,”;

(ii)

in paragraph (b) for “September” substitute “November”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (4)(a)(i) for “September” substitute “November”.