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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-5",
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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/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Ships to which this Schedule applies",
  "text": "(1) This Schedule applies to a ship of a gross tonnage of 5000 or more calculated in accordance with the tonnage determination regulations contained in Annex I to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London on 23rd June 1969, except—\n(a) a ship in the armed services of the United Kingdom or another country (including a naval auxiliary ship);\n(b) a ship, the principal use of which is for law enforcement (for example for border enforcement purposes or for customs purposes);\n(c) a ship, the principal use of which is for government surveillance and protection of the marine environment;\n(d) a ship, the principal use of which is for assisting marine navigation or safe passage;\n(e) a ship, the principal use of which is for fish-catching and fish processing;\n(f) a ship, the principal use of which is to carry out, or facilitate the carrying out of, publicly funded research;\n(g) a ship, the principal use of which is to undertake coastguard or search and rescue activities;\n(h) a ship, the principal use of which is responding to medical emergencies;\n(i) a ship exclusively propelled by non-mechanical means;\n(j) a wooden ship of a primitive build;\n(k) a ship that operates a Scottish ferry service;\n(l) up to and including 31st December 2026, an offshore ship.\n(2) In this Order, “ship” means, except in sub-paragraph (1), a ship to which this Order applies by virtue of that sub-paragraph.\n(3) In this paragraph, “Scottish ferry service” means a transport service by water that—\n(a) ordinarily carries passengers;\n(b) operates between two or more points in Scotland where the route for the transport service crosses through (in whole or in part) the Scottish marine region for—\n(i) the Solway;\n(ii) the Clyde;\n(iii) Argyll;\n(iv) the West Highlands;\n(v) the Outer Hebrides\n(vi) the North Coast;\n(vii) the Orkney Islands;\n(viii) the Shetland Isles;\n(ix) the Moray Firth; and\n(c) operates either—\n(i) according to a published timetable; or\n(ii) with crossings so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisable systematic series.\n(4) Sub-paragraph (3)(b)(i) to (ix) is to be interpreted in accordance with the Scottish Marine Regions Order 2015.",
  "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_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/5",
    "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."
}