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Regulation 58ZA Exceeding the maximum amount for an Article 27a installationF1F2

United Kingdom

(1)

The operator of an Article 27a installation is liable to the civil penalty in sub-paragraph (2) where in any scheme year the installation exceeds the maximum amount.

(2)

The civil penalty is (A – B) x C, where—

A is the reportable emissions arising in the scheme year; B is the maximum amount; C is the carbon price for that year.

(3)

In this regulation, “maximum amount” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 5A.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked in so far as they continue to apply in relation to the UK Registry (1.5.2021) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Kyoto Protocol Registry) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/511), regs. 1, 12

F2

Regs. 58ZA, 58ZB inserted (1.1.2021) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1440), regs. 1(4), 22 (as amended by S.I. 2020/18, regs. 1, 11(4), 13(2)(a)(b) and S.I. 2020/1369, regs. 1(2), 44(a)(f))