The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020

4.  Article 3 is to be read as if— U.K.

(a) in the words before point (1), for “the following definitions” there were substituted “ except where the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 have the meanings given by that Order and the following additional definitions ”;

(b) before point (1), there were inserted—

“(A1) ‘greenhouse gas emissions’ and ‘emissions’ mean specified emissions (as defined in the 2020 Order) from regulated activities or CO₂ emissions from aviation activity;”;

(c) for point (2), there were substituted—

“(2) ‘trading period’, in references to the trading period immediately preceding the first trading period of the UK ETS, means the period beginning with 1st January 2013 and ending with 31st December 2020;”;

(d) after point (2), there were inserted—

“(2a) ‘the 2020 Order’ means the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020;”;

[F1 (e) after point (5), there were inserted—

“(5a) ‘Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067’ or ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067’ means the Verification Regulation 2018 (as defined in the 2020 Order);

(5b) ‘monitoring plan’ in relation to an aircraft operator, except in Articles 11 to 13 of this Regulation, means the aircraft operator's emissions monitoring plan as defined in article 4 of the 2020 Order;”;]

(f) in point (12), the words from “or, for tonne-kilometre data” to the end were omitted;

(g) point (18) were omitted;

(h) in point (28), for “Annex II to Directive 2003/87/EC” substitute “ column 2 of table C in Schedule 2 to the 2020 Order ”;

(i) in point (44) “, or equivalent applicable international rules” were omitted;

(j) in each of points (46) and (47), “listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC” were omitted;

(k) point (50) were omitted;

(l) in each of points (54) and (55), for “under Directive 2009/31/EC” there were substituted “ in accordance with the CCS licensing regime ”;

(m) after point (55), there were inserted—

“(55a) ‘the CCS licensing regime’ means Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 M1 and other domestic legislation which immediately before IP completion day implemented Directive 2009/31/EC M2 ;”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 para. 4(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 35(4)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 4 in force at 12.11.2020, see art. 2(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 2008 c. 32.

M2 OJ No. L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114.