# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, Paragraph 66: Use of technical experts


(1) When carrying out verification activities, a verifier may use technical experts to provide detailed knowledge and expertise on a specific subject matter needed to support the UK ETS auditor and UK ETS lead auditor in carrying out their verification activities.
(2) Where the independent reviewer does not have the competence to assess a particular issue in the review process, the verifier must request the support of a technical expert.
(3) The technical expert must have the competence and expertise required to support the UK ETS auditor and the UK ETS lead auditor, or the independent reviewer, where necessary, effectively on the subject matter for which knowledge and expertise of such expert is requested and must also have a sufficient understanding of the issues referred to in paragraph 64.
(4) The technical expert must undertake specified tasks under the direction and full responsibility of the independent reviewer or of the UK ETS lead auditor of the verification team in which the technical expert is operating.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/66 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-66
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