The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 No. 1557

PART 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 amended

Schedule 7 amended (hospitals and small emitters)

39.—(1) Schedule 7 is amended as follows.

Paragraph 5 amended (obtaining hospital or small emitter status for 2026-2030 allocation period)

(2) In paragraph 5(6)(a) after “verified” insert “as satisfactory”.

Paragraph 11 amended (hospital or small emitter permits: content of permit)

(3) In paragraph 11(2)(b)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i) after “verified” insert “as satisfactory”;

(b) in the words after sub-paragraph (ii) for “(and any declaration)” substitute “and the verification report (where sub-paragraph (i) applies) or declaration (where sub-paragraph (ii) applies)”.

Paragraph 13 amended (hospital and small emitters: modifications to Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018)

(4) In paragraph 13—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (2);

(b) in sub-paragraph (6) for “verified in accordance” substitute “verified as satisfactory in accordance”.

Paragraph 16 amended (emissions targets for 2021-2025 allocation period)

(5) In paragraph 16(8)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “verified” insert “as satisfactory”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) determined under regulation 44 of GGETSR 2012 or article 45 of this Order; or”.

Paragraph 17 amended (emissions targets for 2026-2030 allocation period)

(6) In paragraph 17(8)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) after “verified” insert “as satisfactory”;

(ii) omit the final “or”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) determined under article 45; or”.