The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of regulation 1

11.—(1) Regulation 1 is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A) Regulations 15(4) and 31(1) come into force on 1st February 2020.

(2B) The following regulations come into force on 1st February 2020—

(a) regulation 3(2)(a), so far as required for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of this paragraph;

(b) regulation 3(2)(d), so far as required for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of this paragraph;

(c) regulation 11(3), so far as required for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of this paragraph;

(d) regulation 29(5)(a), to the extent it amends paragraph 3(10) of Schedule 5 to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012, so far as required for the authority to be able to comply with paragraph 3(11) of that Schedule in relation to the allocation period;

(e) regulation 29(5)(b), which amends paragraph 3(1)(e) of Schedule 5 to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012, so far as required for the authority to be able to comply with paragraph 3(2) of that Schedule in relation to the allocation period;

(f) regulation 29(8), which amends paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012, so far as required for the authority to be able to comply with sub-paragraph (8) of that paragraph (as amended) in relation to the allocation period.”.

(3) In paragraph (3), after “paragraph”, for “(5)” substitute “(6)”.

(4) For paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) These Regulations will cease to have effect and are revoked at the time at which Directive 2003/87/EC(1) ceases to apply to the United Kingdom pursuant to international law.”.

(1)

Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).