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The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005

Climate and weather

Pollution

Council policies and plans

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2017-07-13

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

These Regulations consolidate the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3311) (the “2003 Regulations”) and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3390) (the “2004 Regulations”) with amendments. In addition to minor and drafting changes, the Regulations include substantive amendments to make provision for the treatment of new installations and installations which cease to carry out an activity listed in Schedule 1 of the Regulations, to provide for subsistence charges in relation to permits and to take account of the entry into force of the Commission Regulation 2216/2004 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council and of the Council Decision 280/204/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (the “Registries Regulation”) and of the Commission Decision 2004/156/EC establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.