Article 9 Meaning of regulatorI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Each of the following is a “regulator” for the purposes of this Order—

(a)

the chief inspector;

(b)

the Environment Agency M1;

(c)

NRW;

(d)

the Secretary of State;

(e)

SEPA.

(2)

In this Order, “regulator” means—

(a)

in relation to an installation, the regulator determined in accordance with article 10;

(b)

in relation to an aircraft operator, the regulator determined in accordance with articles 11 to 13;

F1(c)

in relation to a maritime operator, the regulator determined in accordance with article 13A.

F2(2A)

Articles 11 to 13 apply for the purpose of determining the regulator of a person other than an aircraft operator in relation to—

(a)

monitoring and reporting of the person's aviation emissions;

(b)

free allocation to the person under Chapter 2 of Part 4A (aviation free allocation);

(c)

the opening, operation or closure of the person's aircraft operator holding account,

as if references to “aircraft operator” were to the person.

(3)

Each regulator is an administrator of the UK ETS for the purposes of paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to CCA 2008.

Annotations

F1: Art. 9(2)(c) inserted (1.7.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/392), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(2)
F2: Art. 9(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 8(2)

M1: The Environment Agency was established by section 1 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).