{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1265",
  "legislation_title": "The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020",
  "path": "schedule/2A/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An emissions monitoring plan must contain the following information—\n(a) the name of the emissions monitoring plan holder;\n(b) details of a contact person;\n(c) the IMO unique company and registered owner identification number;\n(d) a description of the procedures used to monitor voyages and in-port activities;\n(e) a description of the procedures for monitoring fuel consumption, including—\n(i) the procedures for the measurement of fuel uplifts and fuel in tanks;\n(ii) the procedures for recording, retrieving, transmitting and storing information regarding measurements, as applicable;\n(iii) a procedure to ensure that the total uncertainty of fuel measurements is consistent with the requirements of this Schedule;\n(iv) details of the procedures, systems and responsibilities used to determine and update emission factors;\n(v) a description of the method to be used to determine surrogate data for closing data gaps;\n(vi) a procedure for the collection and recording of information required to support an emissions reduction claim including details of fuel type, purchase, delivery, sustainability criteria and avoidance of double counting;\n(f) in respect of each ship in which the emissions monitoring plan holder is performing or intends to perform maritime activities—\n(i) the name of the ship;\n(ii) the IMO ship identification number;\n(iii) the type of ship;\n(iv) the flag state;\n(v) the gross tonnage;\n(vi) where the emissions monitoring plan holder is the bareboat charterer of the ship, the state of registration of that bareboat charter;\n(vii) a description of the emission sources on board the ship including any main engines, auxiliary engines, gas turbines, boilers and inert gas generators, and the fuel types used;\n(viii) which of the monitoring methods A, B, C or D referred to in paragraph 21 is to be used (or which combination of those methods where more than one is used);\n(ix) where applicable, the method chosen for the determination of density of fuel used;\n(x) a description of the measuring equipment used;\n(xi) single emission factors used for each fuel type;\n(xii) details of any procedure for the ship that differ from the generic procedures the emissions monitoring plan holder set out in paragraphs (d) and (e);\n(g) a description of the procedures, systems and responsibilities used to manage and update the list of ships and emission sources on them.\n(2) An emissions monitoring plan holder must check regularly, and at least annually, whether their emissions monitoring plan reflects the nature and functioning of their operations and whether the monitoring methodology can be improved.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2A 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. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:23:06.111058+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."
}