26.—(1) The regulator must, on or before 31st May 2025 give notice to the operator of an installation to which sub-paragraph (2) applies—
(a)stating that the operator must comply with the conditions of a greenhouse gas emissions permit from 1st January 2026; and
(b)requesting the operator to submit any proposed changes to the monitoring plan approved in relation to the installation under Articles 11 to 13 of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2012 or Articles 11 to 13 of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018 to the regulator on or before 30th September 2025.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies to an installation that is a hospital or small emitter for the 2025 scheme year other than an installation that is included in—
(a)the hospital and small emitter list for 2026-2030; or
(b)the ultra-small emitter list for 2026-2030.
(3) Where a notice under sub-paragraph (1) is given, the regulator must convert, with effect from 1st January 2026, the installation's hospital or small emitter permit (if any) into a greenhouse gas emissions permit by varying it under paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 so that the provisions of the permit are replaced by provisions that satisfy the requirements of paragraph 4 of Schedule 6.
(4) But if, after the date referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the regulator considers that the operator will not be capable of monitoring and reporting the installation's reportable emissions in accordance with the monitoring and reporting conditions of a greenhouse gas emissions permit, the regulator must revoke the permit under paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 instead of converting it.
(5) When varying a permit, the regulator may make only such variations as the regulator considers necessary in consequence of the installation ceasing to be a hospital or small emitter.
(6) The conversion of the permit does not affect the obligations of the operator under the permit in respect of specified emissions before 1st January 2026.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 26 in force at 12.11.2020, see art. 2(1)