Regulation 3 Emissions inventory and projections

(1)

The Secretary of State must—

(a)

by 15th February each year prepare an inventory of emissions occurring within the United Kingdom of the pollutants specified in Table 1 of Schedule 1, for the calendar year before the previous calendar year;

(b)

by 15th March 2019 and every two years after that date prepare and update a projection of emissions occurring within the United Kingdom of the pollutants set out in Table 2 of Schedule 1, for the years specified in column 3 of that table that have not yet passed.

(2)

The inventories and projections referred to in paragraph (1) must be prepared or updated—

(a)

in accordance with Parts 1 and 2 of Annex 4 to the Directive;

(b)

without prejudice to sub-paragraph (a), in accordance with—

(i)

the methodologies in the EMEP Reporting Guidelines;

(ii)

the EMEP/EEA Guidebook.

(3)

The Secretary of State must take appropriate steps to ensure that the inventories and projections referred to in this regulation are made available to the public.