{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-emission-ceilings-regulations-2018/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-emission-ceilings-regulations-2018/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/129",
  "legislation_title": "The National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-emission-ceilings-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Emissions inventory and projections",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must—\n(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;\n(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.\n(2) The inventories and projections referred to in paragraph (1) must be prepared or updated—\n(a) in accordance with Parts 1 and 2 of Annex 4 to the Directive;\n(b) without prejudice to sub-paragraph (a), in accordance with—\n(i) the methodologies in the EMEP Reporting Guidelines;\n(ii) the EMEP/EEA Guidebook.\n(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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/129/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:02:41.891760+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."
}