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16.—(1) An account holder or a prospective account holder may apply to the registry administrator for one or more individuals (up to a maximum number of 8) to be appointed as authorised representatives for the account with access to the registry to perform actions in relation to the account on behalf of the account holder.
(2) An account holder who is an individual may apply for the account holder to be appointed as an authorised representative for the account.
(3) An authorised representative must be at least 18 years of age.
(4) An authorised representative may have one of the following permissions (an “account permission”)—
(a)permission to propose actions in relation to the account;
(b)permission to approve actions in relation to the account;
(c)permission to propose actions, and approve actions proposed by another operational authorised representative, in relation to the account;
(d)permission to review account information only.
[F2(e)in the case of an operator holding account or an aircraft operator holding account, permission to perform the following actions only (including permission to propose the actions for approval, and approve them if proposed, by another operational authorised representative)—
(i)to transfer allowances from the account to the surrender account;
(ii)where allowances to which a person is not entitled (as set out in article 34S(3) or 34T(3)) have been transferred to the account under Part 4A, to transfer an equal number of allowances from the account to a central account designated by the UK ETS authority for the return of allowances (whether or not a notice under article 34V is given).]
(5) An application for an individual to be appointed as an authorised representative must—
(a)specify which account permission the individual is to have;
(b)be accompanied by the charge for the application set out in the charging scheme published under article 36A.
(6) After receiving an application, the registry administrator may, by notice to the applicant, require the applicant to provide, in the form specified in the notice, such information as the registry administrator considers necessary to determine the application.
(7) As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the application and any information required under sub-paragraph (6), the registry administrator must assess whether the individual is a fit and proper person to be an authorised representative and—
(a)if the registry administrator considers that the individual is a fit and proper person to be an authorised representative, appoint the individual as an authorised representative with the account permission in respect of which the application is made and give notice to the applicant of the appointment; or
(b)if the registry administrator considers that the individual is not a fit and proper person to be an authorised representative, give notice to the applicant that the application is refused.
(8) A notice under sub-paragraph (7)(b) must include the reason for the refusal unless the registry administrator considers that its inclusion might prejudice the investigation or prosecution of an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or would be contrary to the interests of national security.
(9) The registry administrator may, in administrative rules made under paragraph 6(1)(a), provide for whether actions of a particular type require the approval of a second operational authorised representative in addition to the operational authorised representative proposing the action.
(10) The appointment of an authorised representative for an account does not preclude the account holder from instructing the registry administrator to perform actions in relation to the account on behalf of the account holder.
(11) In this Schedule, “operational authorised representative” means an authorised representative who has an account permission referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(a), (b) [F3, (c) or (e)].]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 37
F2Sch. 5A para. 16(4)(e) inserted (1.1.2024) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/850), arts. 2, 9(2)(a)
F3Words in Sch. 5A para. 16(11) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/850), arts. 2, 9(2)(b)
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