Amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 20122
1
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 20125 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
2
For regulation 35(4), substitute—
4
Subject to paragraphs (6) to (8), the report prepared under paragraph (3) must be submitted to the regulator—
a
for the scheme year 2018, by 11th March 2019; or
b
for any other scheme year, by 31st March in the year following that scheme year.
3
For regulation 42A(2), substitute—
2
Subject to paragraph (3) and regulation 42B, for each scheme year beginning with 2015, A must surrender a number of allowances or aviation allowances equal to A’s annual reportable emissions in that scheme year by—
a
for the scheme year 2018, 15th March 2019; or
b
for any other scheme year, the following 30th April.
4
For regulation 54(7)(b), substitute—
b
“relevant date” means—
i
if the scheme year mentioned in paragraph (4) is the scheme year 2018, 15th March 2019; or
ii
if the scheme year mentioned in paragraph (4) is any other scheme year, 30th April in the year following that scheme year;
5
For paragraph 2(3)(b) of Schedule 4, substitute—
b
a requirement to prepare, for each scheme year, a verified report of those emissions in accordance with the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation and the Verification Regulation and to submit that report to the regulator—
i
for the scheme year 2018, by 11th March 2019; or
ii
for any other scheme year, by 31st March in the following year;
6
For paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 4, substitute—
4
The surrender requirements are conditions obliging the operator to surrender a number of allowances equal to the annual reportable emissions of the installation in a scheme year by—
a
for the scheme year 2018, 15th March 2019; or
b
for any other scheme year, the following 30th April.