# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, Paragraph 15: Surrender of allowances by maritime operators


(1) A person who is a maritime operator in relation to a scheme year must surrender an amount of allowances equal to—
(a) 50% of its maritime emissions arising in that scheme year (expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) from voyages—
(i) starting at a port of call in Northern Ireland and ending at a port of call in Great Britain;
(ii) starting at a port of call in Great Britain and ending at a port of call in Northern Ireland;
(b) 100% of maritime emissions arising in that scheme year (expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) from any other maritime activity.
(2) The obligation to surrender referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be satisfied—
(a) on or before 30th April 2028 in relation to maritime emissions in the 2026 scheme year;
(b) in relation to maritime emissions in any other scheme year, on or before 30th April in the following year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-15
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