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Amendments to the 2005 RegulationsU.K.

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Amendment to the Environment Act 1995U.K.

21.  The Environment Act 1995 M1 is amended as follows.

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22.  In section 41 M2U.K.

(a)in subsection (1), in paragraph (g) for “prescribed.” substitute “ prescribed; ”, and after that paragraph insert—

(h)as a means of recovering costs incurred by it in performing functions conferred by regulation 8A of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Inventory Regulations 2005 M3, the Agency may require the payment to it of such charges as may from time to time be prescribed;

(i)as a means of recovering costs incurred by it in performing functions conferred by regulations made for the purpose of implementing Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, each of the new Agencies may require the payment to it of such charges as may from time to time be prescribed;

(j)each of the new Agencies may require the payment to it of such charges as may from time to time be prescribed in respect of the subsistence of an account required to be held in the trading scheme registry by an aircraft operator;;

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M2Section 41 has been amended by S.S.I. 2003/235, S.I. 2005/894, 2005/1806 (W. 138), 2006/937, 2007/1711, 2007/3106, 2008/3087, 2009/890, 2009/3381, the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp.12), the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c.29) and S.I. 2011/988.

23.  In section 41A M4U.K.

(a)for the heading, substitute “ Charges in respect of greenhouse gas emissions permits etc: supplementary ”;

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Amendment to the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002U.K.

24.  Schedule 1 to the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 M5 (particular purposes for which provision may be made under Article 4 of that Order) is amended as follows.

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M52002 No. 3153 (N.I. 7), amended by S.R. (N.I.) 2010 No. 92.

25.  After paragraph 9A insert—U.K.

9B.(1) Without prejudice to paragraph 9, authorising the Department to make schemes for the charging by enforcing authorities of fees or other charges as a means of recovering costs incurred by them in performing functions conferred by regulations made for the purpose of implementing Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph 9, authorising the Department to make schemes for the charging by enforcing authorities of fees or other charges as a means of recovering costs incurred by them in performing functions in respect of the subsistence of an account required to be held in the trading scheme registry by an aircraft operator (“aircraft operator charges”).

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27.  In paragraph 24A—U.K.

(a)after “paragraph 9A” insert “ , or 9B ”;

(b)after “operator registry charges” insert “ , or aircraft operator registry charges ”.

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(b)for the definition of “trading scheme registry” substitute—

trading scheme registry” means—

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any registry operated by the Environment Agency for the purpose of meeting the requirements of Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended from time to time; or

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the Union registry referred to in Article 3(2) of that Regulation.

Amendment to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Charging Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010U.K.

29.  The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Charging Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 M6 are amended as follows.

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M6S.R. (N.I.) 2010 No. 151.

30.  In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the appropriate alphabetical order insert—U.K.

trading scheme registry” means—

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any registry operated by the Environment Agency for the purpose of meeting the requirements of Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended from time to time; or

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the Union registry referred to in Article 3(2) of that Regulation.

31.  In regulation 4 (fees and charges in respect of greenhouse gas emissions permits)—U.K.

(a)in the heading, omit “in respect of greenhouse gas emissions permits”;

(b)in paragraph (2), after subparagraph (g) insert—

(h)charges in respect of any costs incurred by it in performing functions conferred by regulations made for the purpose of implementing Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community;

(i)charges in respect of the subsistence of an account required to be held in the trading scheme registry by an aircraft operator (“aircraft operator registry charges”).

32.  In regulation 5 (trading scheme and registry charges)—U.K.

(a)in paragraph (1)(a), after “registry charges” insert “ or aircraft operator registry charges ”;

(b)in paragraph (4) after “registry charges” insert “ or aircraft operator registry charges ”.

Transitional provisions: existing charging schemesU.K.

33.  Subject to paragraphs 34 and 35, from the commencement of these Regulations any provisions of an existing scheme or an existing Northern Ireland scheme prescribing charges in respect of the subsistence or creation of an account in the UK registry (or of the updating of information provided in relation to such an account) continue to apply, but as if any reference in those provisions to the “registry” were a reference to the Union registry.

34.  The modifications made by paragraph 33 have effect only from the date that the Union registry is capable of being used for the purposes specified in Article 3(2) of the Registries Regulation; and for the purposes of this paragraph—U.K.

(a)notice of that date is to be published by the Secretary of State in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit; and

(b)until that date, any reference in those provisions to the “registry” continues to be a reference to the UK registry.

35.  Paragraph 33 ceases to have effect—U.K.

(a)in respect of Northern Ireland, on the commencement of the provisions of a new Northern Ireland scheme that prescribe charges in respect of the matters mentioned in that paragraph;

(b)in respect of the rest of the United Kingdom, on the commencement of the provisions of a new scheme that prescribe charges in respect of the matters mentioned in that paragraph.

36.  In paragraphs 33 to 35 and this paragraph—U.K.

existing Northern Ireland scheme” means a scheme in force made under the old regulation 4;

existing scheme” means a scheme in force made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 as read with the old section 41A;

new Northern Ireland scheme” means a scheme made under the new regulation 4;

new scheme” means a scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 as read with the new section 41A;

new section 41A” means section 41A of the Environment Act 1995 as amended by paragraphs 21 to 23 (and “old section 41A” means that section as it had effect immediately before that amendment);

new regulation 4” means regulation 4 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Charging Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 as amended by paragraphs 29 to 32 of these Regulations (and “old regulation 4” means that regulation as it had effect immediately before that amendment);

the Union registry” means the Union registry referred to in Article 3(2) of the Registries Regulation.

Transitional provisions: aviationU.K.

37.  The Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.

38.  For regulation 28 substitute—U.K.

28.(1) Schedule 1 (charging) has effect; but the provisions of paragraph 1 of that Schedule cease to have effect—

(a)in respect of Northern Ireland, when they are superseded by a scheme made under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Charging Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (“a Northern Ireland charging scheme”);

(b)in respect of the rest of the United Kingdom, when they are superseded by a scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 (“a charging scheme”).

(2) For that purpose, a provision is superseded by a Northern Ireland charging scheme or charging scheme respectively where such a scheme is in force that—

(a)specifies an amount in respect of the same activity as is mentioned in that provision, and

(b)states that the amount specified by that provision is superseded by the amount specified by the scheme.

(3) Where a provision is superseded in accordance with paragraph (1), any reference in these Regulations to a fee in accordance with Schedule 1 is to be read as a reference to the amount specified by the scheme, and any reference in paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 1 to a charge is to be read as a reference to that amount.

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