The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

Effect of appeals U.K.

72.—(1) Subject to [F1 paragraphs (2) to (6)], the bringing of an appeal under article 70 (right of appeal) suspends the effect of the decision or notice pending the final determination or withdrawal of the appeal.

(2) The bringing of an appeal does not suspend the effect of—

(a) a decision refusing an application;

(b) a deemed refusal;

(c) a notice under—

(i) article 31(4), (5) or (6) (variation of an emissions monitoring plan);

[F2 (ia) article 34W(1) (notice to withhold allowances);]

(ii) [F3 article 44(1) or (2A)] (enforcement notices);

[F4 (iia) paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 5A (notice suspending operator holding account);

(iib) paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 5A (notice suspending operator holding account on transfer);

(iic) paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 5A (notice suspending aircraft operator holding account);

(iid) paragraph 14(4)(b) of Schedule 5A (notice refusing to open trading account);

(iie) paragraph 16(7)(b) of Schedule 5A (notice refusing to appoint authorised representative);

(iif) paragraph 17(4)(b) of Schedule 5A (notice refusing to change account permission);

(iig) paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 5A (notice suspending access to registry of authorised representative);

(iih) paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 5A (notice removing authorised representative);

(iii) paragraph 25(3) of Schedule 5A (notice suspending account);

(iij) paragraph 29(4) of Schedule 5A (notice closing trading account);]

(iii) paragraph 6(4) or (5) of Schedule 6 (variation of permits);

(iv) paragraph 23(1) or (2) of Schedule 7 (end of hospital or small emitter status);

(v) paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 8 (end of ultra-small emitter status).

[F5 (vi) Article 8(6)(b) of the Free Allocation Regulation (notice rejecting monitoring methodology plan).]

[F6 (vii) Article 12(4)(b) of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018 (notice rejecting monitoring plan).]

(3) Where a permit has been granted or varied (following an application for a permit or for the transfer of a permit), the bringing of an appeal against the provisions of the permit or the terms of the variation does not suspend the effect of those provisions or terms.

(4) Where an emissions monitoring plan has been issued following an application under article 28(1), the bringing of an appeal against the conditions included in the plan does not suspend the effect of those conditions.

(5) The bringing of an appeal against a determination of reportable emissions or aviation emissions under article 45(5) suspends the effect of the decision only for the purpose of assessing whether there has been compliance with article 27 or 34 (surrender of allowances).

[F7 (6) The bringing of an appeal against a notice under article 34U (return of allowances: notice to registry administrator) does not affect the registry administrator's power under paragraph (3)(b) of that article (power to suspend transfers from account).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 72(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 29(2)

F2 Art. 72(2)(c)(ia) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 29(3)(a)

F3 Words in art. 72(2)(c)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 29(3)(b)

F4 Art. 72(2)(c)(iia)-(iij) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 29(3)(c)

F5 Art. 72(2)(c)(vi) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 29(3)(d)

F6 Art. 72(2)(c)(vii) inserted (7.2.2022) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1455), arts. 2, 21(2)

F7 Art. 72(6) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 29(4)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 72 in force at 12.11.2020, see art. 2(1)