2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Energy Act 2013;
“associated gasification plant” (“gwaith nwyeiddio cysylltiedig”) means any gassification plant that—
produces fuel from fossil fuels; and
the fuel produced by that plant is used by a relevant fossil fuel plant to generate electricity;
“CCS notification” (“hysbysiad dal a storio carbon”) means a notification under regulation 4;
“civil penalty notice” (“hysbysiad cosb sifil”) means a notice issued under regulation 9;
“emissions limit notification” (“hysbysiad terfyn allyriadau”) means a notification under regulation 3;
“enforcement notice” (“hysbysiad gorfodi”) means a notice issued under regulation 8;
“EPS annual emissions” (“allyriadau blynyddol y Safon Perfformiad Allyriadau”) is to be construed in accordance with regulations 7 and 8 of the Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015(1);
“EPS annual emissions notification” (“hysbysiad allyriadau blynyddol y Safon Perfformiad Allyriadau”) means a notification under regulation 5;
“generating station” (“gorsaf gynhyrchu”) means a station which generates electricity;
“generating unit” (“uned gynhyrchu”) means any combination of generators, boilers, turbines, or other prime movers that are physically connected as one unit and operated together to produce electricity independently of any other unit;
“the GGETS Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau CMANTG”) means the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012(2);
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit” (“Trwydded Allyriadau Nwyon Tŷ Gwydr”) means a permit granted under regulation 10 of the GGETS Regulations;
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report” (“Adroddiad Allyriadau Nwyon Tŷ Gwydr”) means a report required to be submitted by an operator by Article 67(1) of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation(3);
“information notice” (“hysbysiad gwybodaeth”) is a notice issued under regulation 7;
“installed generating capacity” (“capasiti cynhyrchu gosodedig”), in relation to a generating station or generating unit, means the maximum capacity of electricity generation (in MW) at which that generating station or generating unit could be operated for a sustained period without damage being caused to it (assuming the source of energy used to generate electricity is available without interruption);
“the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation” (“y Rheoliad Monitro ac Adrodd”) means Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(4);
“MW” (“MW”) means megawatts;
“MWth” (“MWth”) means megawatt of thermal output;
“NRBW” (“CANC”) means Natural Resources Body for Wales;
“operator” (“gweithredwr”), in relation to a relevant fossil fuel plant, means the person required to hold a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit for the relevant fossil fuel plant;
“relevant fossil fuel plant” (“gwaith tanwydd ffosil perthnasol”) means a fossil fuel plant to which the emissions limit duty applies under the Act or a generating unit to which the emissions limit duty applies by virtue of regulation 3 of the Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015;
“source stream” (“ffrwd ffynhonnell”) has the same meaning as in Article 3(4) of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation.
“year” has the same meaning as in section 61(1) of the Act.
S.I. 2012/3038 which has been amended by S.I. 2013/1037, S.I. 2013/3135 and S.I. 2014/3125.
See the requirement in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit inserted pursuant to Schedule 4, paragraph 2(3)(b) of the GGETS Regulations.
OJ No L 181, 12.7.2012, p 30.