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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-65",
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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/65",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "65",
  "heading": "Competence requirements for independent reviewers",
  "text": "(1) The independent reviewer must have the appropriate authority to review the draft conclusions on the draft verification report and internal verification documentation pursuant to paragraph 61.\n(2) The independent reviewer must meet the competence requirements applying to UK ETS lead auditors, as referred to in paragraph 64(4).\n(3) In order to assess whether the internal verification documentation is complete and whether enough evidence has been gathered in the course of the verification activities, the independent reviewer must have the necessary competence to—\n(a) analyse the information provided and confirm its completeness and integrity;\n(b) challenge missing or contradictory information;\n(c) check data trails to assess whether the internal verification documentation is complete and provides sufficient information to support the draft conclusions on the draft verification report and conclusions examined in the internal review.",
  "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"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/65",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:23:06.111058+00:00"
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  "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."
}