The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

Meaning of regulator U.K.

9.—(1) Each of the following is a “ regulator” for the purposes of this Order—

(a) the chief inspector;

(b) the Environment Agency M1 ;

(c) NRW;

(d) the Secretary of State;

(e) SEPA.

(2) In this Order, “regulator” means—

(a) in relation to an installation, the regulator determined in accordance with article 10;

(b) in relation to an aircraft operator, the regulator determined in accordance with articles 11 to 13.

[F1 (2A) Articles 11 to 13 apply for the purpose of determining the regulator of a person other than an aircraft operator in relation to—

(a) monitoring and reporting of the person's aviation emissions;

(b) free allocation to the person under Chapter 2 of Part 4A (aviation free allocation);

(c) the opening, operation or closure of the person's aircraft operator holding account,

as if references to “aircraft operator” were to the person.]

(3) Each regulator is an administrator of the UK ETS for the purposes of paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to CCA 2008.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 9(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 8(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 9 in force at 12.11.2020, see art. 2(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 The Environment Agency was established by section 1 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).