The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012

Interpretation

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

(a) “the allocation table” has the meaning given by regulation 79(2);

(b) “new entrant reserve” means the reserve of allowances provided for under Article 10a(7) of the Directive;

(c) “preliminary total annual amount of allowances” is that amount as calculated in accordance with Article 19(3) of the Free Allocation Decision;

(d) “verified” means verified as satisfactory in accordance with Article 8 of the Free Allocation Decision (except that the reference to Decision 2007/589/EC in Article 8(3) is to be read as a reference to the Verification Regulation);

(e) “year” means a scheme year in the trading period 2013 to 2020.

(2) In this Schedule, the following expressions have the meanings given to them in Article 3 of the Free Allocation Decision—

“added capacity” (see Article 3(l));

“incumbent installation” (see Article 3(a));

“reduced capacity” (see Article 3(m));

“significant capacity extension” (see Article 3(i));

“significant capacity reduction” (see Article 3(j));

“start of changed operation” (see Article 3(o));

“start of normal operation” (see Article 3(n)).

(3) This Schedule does not apply to—

(a) an excluded installation (see regulation 15(3)(b)); or

(b) an installation that, by virtue of Article 10a(3) of the Directive, is not eligible for an allocation.