{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-withdrawal-agreement-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1369",
  "legislation_title": "The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-withdrawal-agreement-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In regulation 3—\n(a) in the definition of “allowance”, omit—\n(i) in paragraph (a), “in this regulation”,\n(ii) paragraph (b) and the “but” which precedes it;\n(b) for the definition of “authority” substitute—\n““authority” means DAERA;”;\n(c) after the definition of “current operator” insert—\n““DAERA” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;”;\n(d) in the definition of “fee”, omit paragraphs (a) and (b);\n(e) in the definition of “permit” omit “and paragraph 7(12) of Schedule 6”;\n(f) after the definition of “the Registries Regulation 2013” insert—\n““the Registries Regulation 2019” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the functioning of the Union Registry, as amended from time to time;”;\n(g) in the definition of “registry account” omit “or an aircraft operator holding account”;\n(h) in the definition of “regulated activity” omit “(other than an aviation activity)”;\n(i) for the definition of “regulator”, substitute—\n““regulator” means the chief inspector;”;\n(j) in the definition of “reportable emissions” omit paragraph (b) and the “or” which precedes it;\n(k) omit the following definitions—\n(i) aviation activity,\n(ii) aviation allowance,\n(iii) aviation emissions,\n(iv) aviation emissions plan,\n(v) banned non-UK operator,\n(vi) commercial air transport operator,\n(vii) exempt non-commercial air transport operator,\n(viii) the Free Allocation Decision,\n(ix) the Free Allocation Regulation,\n(x) non-commercial air transport operator,\n(xi) the NRBW,\n(xii) the NRBW Order,\n(xiii) offshore installation,\n(xiv) offshore petroleum installation,\n(xv) the Offshore Regulations,\n(xvi) offshore storage or unloading installation,\n(xvii) SEPA,\n(xviii) sub-installation,\n(xix) UK administered operator,\n(xx) UK aircraft operator;\n(l) for paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—\n“(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, an installation has ceased operation if—\n(a) a regulated activity is no longer being carried out at the installation; and\n(b) it is technically impossible to resume operation.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The definition of the 2013 Regulation was inserted by regulation 5(1)(a) of S.I. 2013/3135."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, p. 3-62."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The definition of Free Allocation Regulation was inserted by regulation 3(2)(g) of S.I. 2019/1440."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The definition of the Offshore Regulations was substituted by regulation 2(f) of S.I. 2014/3125."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1369/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:22:04.014017+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."
}