Amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 20212
1
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 20213 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “registry administrator”.
3
In regulation 5 (submission and withdrawal of bids)—
a
in paragraph (5), omit “established in the United Kingdom”;
b
omit paragraph (9).
4
In regulation 9(8) (annual volumes of allowances), omit “direct the registry administrator to”.
5
In regulation 10(1) (adjustments of the auction calendar), after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
aa
the calculation of the annual volume of allowances in accordance with regulation 9;
6
In the Schedule (list of the elements referred to in regulation 18(5))—
a
in paragraph 8, for “permanent residential address in the United Kingdom” substitute “residential address”;
b
in paragraph 12, for “VAT return” substitute “United Kingdom VAT return, if any”;
c
in paragraph 13—
i
for “VAT registration” substitute “United Kingdom VAT registration”;
ii
omit “, and, where the applicant is not registered for VAT, any other means of identifying the applicant by HM Revenue and Customs, or such further information as required to be satisfied as to the applicant’s fiscal status within the United Kingdom”.