The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012

Interpretation U.K.

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;

[F1 (ba) “partial cessation” means a reduction in activity levels at a sub-installation of an installation, as described in paragraph 8(2);]

(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)).

F2 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(ba) inserted (4.12.2015) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1849), regs. 1(1), 13(2)

F2 Sch. 6 para. 1(3) omitted (4.12.2015) by virtue of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1849), regs. 1(1), 13(3)