SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 Climate change levy

Part IV Payment and rate of levy

Climate change agreement: combination of umbrella and underlying agreements

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(1)

A combination of agreements falls within this paragraph if the following conditions are satisfied.

(2)

The first condition is that the combination is a combination of—

(a)

an umbrella agreement (including one entered into before the passing of this Act), and

(b)

an agreement (including one entered into before the passing of this Act) that, in relation to the umbrella agreement, is an underlying agreement.

(3)

The second condition is that between them the two agreements—

(a)

set, or provide for the setting of, targets for the facilities to which the underlying agreement applies,

(b)

specify certification periods (as to which see paragraph 49(1)) for the facilities to which the underlying agreement applies, and

(c)

provide for F1seven-yearly (or more frequent) reviews by the Secretary of State F2or the Administrator of targets set by or under the agreements for those facilities and for giving effect to outcomes of such reviews.

(4)

For the purposes of this paragraph an “umbrella agreement” is an agreement—

(a)

entered into with the F3Administrator,

(b)

expressed to be entered into for the purposes of the reduced rate of climate change levy,

(c)

identifying the facilities to which it applies, F4...

(d)

to which a representative of each facility to which it applies is a party F5, and

(e)

containing any terms required by regulations falling within paragraph 52E.

(5)

For the purposes of this paragraph an agreement is an “underlying agreement” in relation to an umbrella agreement if it is an agreement—

(a)

expressed to be entered into for the purposes of the umbrella agreement,

F6(b)

entered into with the Administrator,

F7(c)

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(d)

identifying which of the facilities to which the umbrella agreement applies are the facilities to which it applies, F8...

(e)

to which a representative of each facility to which it applies is a party F9, and

(f)

containing any terms required by regulations falling within paragraph 52E.

(6)

In the case of a climate change agreement that is a combination of agreements that falls within this paragraph, references to the facilities to which the climate change agreement applies are references to the facilities to which the underlying agreement applies.