The Climate Change (Limit on Carbon Units) (Scotland) Order 2010

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Climate Change (Limit on Carbon Units) (Scotland) Order 2010 and comes into force on the day after the day it is made.

(2) In this Order “the 2010 Regulations” means the Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2010(1).

Limit on the net amount of carbon units for the period 2010-2012

2.  The net amount of carbon units that may be credited to the net Scottish emissions account for the period 2010‑2012 is zero.

Carbon units that do not count towards the limit

3.—(1) The following carbon units do not count towards the limit in article 2:—

(a)carbon units credited to or debited from the net Scottish emissions account in accordance with regulation 8 (crediting and debiting of carbon units to the net Scottish emissions account in connection with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme) of the 2010 Regulations; and

(b)European Union allowances which are acquired by the administrator of a trading scheme established in accordance with Part 3 (trading schemes) of the Climate Change Act 2008(2).

(2) In paragraph (1) “European Union allowance” has the meaning given by regulation 4(3) (carbon units) of the 2010 Regulations.

STEWART STEVENSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th May 2010