The Climate Change Agreements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 146(3) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000, for approval by resolution of the House of Commons.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2006 No.

CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY

The Climate Change Agreements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006

Made

XX 2006

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 52 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000(1).

A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons in accordance with paragraph 146(3) of that Schedule.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Climate Change Agreements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the one on which they are made.

Amendment of the Table in paragraph 51 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000

2.—(1) The fifth entry in the Table in paragraph 51 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000(2) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)(b)(i), after the words “paragraph (b)(i)” insert “or (ii)”.

(3) Omit paragraph (2)(b)(ii) and (iii).

(4) After paragraph (2)(c)(ii) insert—

“(iia) in the interpretation of Section 5.1, in relation to the definitions of “co-incineration plant” and “incineration plant”, the final nine words in the sentence beginning “This definition covers;”.

(5) After paragraph (2)(d)(ix) insert—

“(ixa) Part A(1) of Section 3.6;”.

(6) In paragraph (2)(d)(xii) for “(d)” substitute “(c)”.

(7) After paragraph (2)(d)(xii) insert—

“(xiia) paragraphs (a) and (c) of Part A(2) of Section 5.1;”.

Amendment of the Climate Change Agreements (Energy-intensive Installations) Regulations 2006

3.  At the end of the Schedule to the Climate Change Agreements (Energy-intensive Installations) Regulations 2006(3) add—

“8. An installation not otherwise covered by paragraph 51 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000.”.

Names

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

Date

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Table in paragraph 51 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000. They also amend the Climate Change Agreements (Energy-intensive Installations) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/59).

Regulation 2 makes certain amendments to the Table in paragraph 51 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000 to take account of amendments to Schedule 1 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1973) and certain omissions.

Regulation 3 amends the Schedule to the Climate Change Agreements (Energy-intensive Installations) Regulations 2006. It expands the types of installations that may form a facility taken as being covered by a climate change agreement to include any installation not otherwise covered by paragraph 51 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000. In order for installations to be taken to be facilities that are eligible for inclusion in climate change agreements they must meet the criteria set out in the Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/60).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

2000 c. 17.

(2)

The Table in paragraph 51 was amended by S.I. 2001/1139.

(3)

S.I. 2006/59.