Requests for allocation of allowances
4.—(1) An account holder wishing to be allocated allowances must submit a request to the Environment Agency.
(2) An account holder may only make a request to be allocated allowances—
(a)during a primary allocation period, or
(b)where the request is for a special allocation, following receipt of an enforcement notice or a notice of a civil penalty requiring allowances to be acquired.
(3) A request for allowances to be allocated must specify—
(a)the number of allowances that the account holder wishes to acquire,
(b)the name of the account holder making the request,
(c)the registry account to which the allowances allocated are to be issued, and
(d)whether the request relates to a main allocation or a special allocation.
(4) Unless otherwise agreed by the Environment Agency, the request must be made using such facilities as are provided by the Registry.
(5) An account holder may make multiple requests in respect of each primary allocation period.