2.—(1) The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 shall be amended in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).
(2) In Schedule 1—
(a)after paragraph 9, insert a new paragraph 9A as follows—
“9A.
(1) Authorising the Secretary of State to make schemes for the charging by regulators of charges, as respects greenhouse gas emissions permits in relation to offshore installations, corresponding to those that may be prescribed under section 41 (read with section 41A) of the Environment Act 1995.
(2) Subsections (2) to (5) of section 41A of that Act apply in relation to the Secretary of State and a charging scheme made by virtue of this paragraph as they apply in relation to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and a charging scheme made by that Agency under the 1995 Act.
(3) In this paragraph “greenhouse gas emissions permit” and “offshore installation” have the same meaning as in the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005.”
(b)in after paragraph 24, after “paragraph 9” insert “ , 9A ”.