F1PART 1General
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“additional daily penalty” has the meaning given by regulation 21(1)(b);“address” means, in relation to electronic communications, any number or address used for the purpose of such communication;“affected party” has the meaning given by paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 2;“aircraft operator” has the meaning given by regulation 3;“allowance” means an allowance issued to aircraft operators under Article 3e of the EU ETS Directive;“appeal body” has the meaning given by regulation 36(6);“area”, in relation to a regulator, means—- a
in respect of the Environment Agency, England and Wales; - b
in respect of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scotland; - c
in respect of the chief inspector, Northern Ireland;
- a
“authority” has the meaning given by regulation 7;“aviation activity” means the category of aviation activity listed in Annex I to the EU ETS Directive but with the reference to 1st January 2012 omitted;“aviation emissions” means emissions from an aviation activity;“benchmarking plan” means a plan issued under regulation 10(1)(a);“chief inspector” means the chief inspector constituted under regulation 8(3) of the Northern Ireland Regulations;“Commission list” means the list of operators specified in Commission Regulation(EC) No 748/2009on the list of aircraft operators which performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive2003/87/ECon or after 1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operatorM1, as amended from time to time;“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000M2;“emissions” means the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere;“emissions plan” means a plan issued under regulation 15;“EU ETS Directive” means Directive2003/87/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive96/61/ECM3, as amended from time to time;“greenhouse gases” has the meaning given by Article 3(c) of the EU ETS Directive;“independent verifier” means a person or body accredited or endorsed by UKAS to carry out the verification requirements of Article 15 of the EU ETS Directive;“interested party” has the meaning given by paragraph 8(b) of Schedule 2;“Monitoring and Reporting Decision” means Commission Decision2007/589/ECestablishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive2003/87/ECof the European Parliament and of the CouncilM4, as amended from time to time;“Northern Ireland Regulations” means the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003M5;“Planning Appeals Commission” means the Planning Appeals Commission established under Article 110 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991M6;“registered office” means the address that is required under section 86 of the Companies Act 2006M7;“regulator” has the meaning given by regulations 4, 5 and 6;“tonne-kilometre data” has the meaning given by Part B of Annex IV to the EU ETS Directive;“trading period” means one of the following periods—- a
2012; - b
2013 to 2020; or - c
subsequent periods of eight calendar years;
- a
“UK operator” means a person who is—- a
identified in the Commission list; and - b
specified in that list as an operator to be administered by the United Kingdom;
- a
“UKAS” means the United Kingdom Accreditation ServiceM8.
Regulations revoked (31.8.2010) by The Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1996), regs. 1, 60 (with savings and transitional provisions in reg. 60(2)-(12))