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The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2003

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application of these Regulations to the Crown

    4. 4.Notices

    5. 5.Applications

    6. 6.Functions of the regulator: Northern Ireland

  3. PART 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permits

    1. 7.Requirement for greenhouse gas emissions permit to carry out Schedule 1 activities

    2. 8.Applications for greenhouse gas emissions permits

    3. 9.Determination of applications and grant of greenhouse gas emissions permits

    4. 10.Conditions of greenhouse gas emissions permits

    5. 11.Excluded installations

    6. 12.Proposed change in operation

    7. 13.Variation of provisions of greenhouse gas emissions permits

    8. 14.Transfer of greenhouse gas emissions permits

    9. 15.Applications to surrender a greenhouse gas emissions permit

    10. 16.Revocation of greenhouse gas emissions permits

    11. 17.Fees and charges

  4. PART 3 Allowances

    1. 18.National Allocation Plans

    2. 19.Allocation and issue of allowances

    3. 20.Registry

    4. 21.Pooling

  5. PART 4 Enforcement

    1. 22.Duty of regulator to enforce compliance with monitoring and reporting conditions

    2. 23.Enforcement notices

    3. 24.Power of the regulator to determine reportable emissions

    4. 25.Powers of entry: offshore installations

  6. PART 5 Appeals

    1. 26.Appeals against a decision of, or a notice served by, the regulator

    2. 27.Appeals for reconsideration of decisions

    3. 28.Procedure for appeals under regulations 26 and 27

  7. PART 6 Information

    1. 29.Information

    2. 30.Publication of operators subject to penalties

    3. 31.National Security

  8. PART 7 Offences and Civil Penalties

    1. 32.Offences

    2. 33.Civil penalties: excess emissions

    3. 34.Civil penalties: understatement of reportable emissions

    4. 35.Civil penalties: general

  9. PART 8 Appropriate Authority’s Powers

    1. 36.Directions to regulators

    2. 37.Guidance to regulators

  10. PART 9 Consequential Amendments

    1. 38.Consequential amendments

  11. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ACTIVITIES

      1. PART 1: ACTIVITIES AND SPECIFIED EMISSIONS

      2. PART 2: INTERPRETATION OF SCHEDULE 1

        1. 1.The following rules apply for the interpretation of Part 1...

        2. 2.An activity shall not be taken to be an activity...

        3. 3.(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of determining whether...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      APPEALS (OTHER THAN APPEALS TO WHICH SCHEDULE 4 APPLIES)

      1. 1.(1) A person who wishes to appeal to the appeal...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), notice of appeal in accordance...

      3. 3.(1) In the case of an appeal under regulation 26,...

      4. 4.(1) Before determining an appeal under regulation 26, the appeal...

      5. 5.(1) Where an appeal under regulation 26 is to be...

      6. 6.(1) The appeal body shall give notice to the appellant...

      7. 7.Where a determination of the appeal body on an appeal...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      DELEGATION OF APPELLATE FUNCTIONS

      1. 1.In this Schedule— “appointed person” means a person appointed under...

      2. 2.An appointment must be in writing and—

      3. 3.Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, an appointed person...

      4. 4.(1) If either of the parties to the appeal, matter...

      5. 5.(1) Where under paragraph 2(c) the appointment of the appointed...

      6. 6.(1) Anything done or omitted to be done by an...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      APPEALS UNDER REGULATION 26: NORTHERN IRELAND

      1. 1.(1) A person who wishes to appeal to the Planning...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), notice of appeal in accordance...

      3. 3.(1) The regulator shall, within 14 days of receipt of...

      4. 4.(1) The appeals commission shall determine the appeal and paragraphs...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

        1. 1.In regulation 12 (conditions of permits: specific requirements) of the...

      2. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000

        1. 2.In regulation 9 (conditions of permits: specific requirements) of the...

      3. The Offshore Combustion Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations 2001

        1. 3.In regulation 4 (grant of permit; contents of permit; publication...

      4. The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

        1. 4.(1) The Northern Ireland Regulations are amended as follows—

  12. Explanatory Note

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