The National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2002

Emissions inventories and projections

5.—(1) The Secretary of State—

(a) shall as soon as practicable prepare—

(i) a final inventory of emissions within the United Kingdom of the relevant pollutants during the year 2000;

(ii) a provisional inventory of emissions within the United Kingdom of the relevant pollutants during the year 2001; and

(iii) a projection of emissions within the United Kingdom of the relevant pollutants during the year 2010; and

(b) shall—

(i) by 31st December in each year prepare a final inventory of emissions within the United Kingdom of the relevant pollutants during the year ending on 31 December 24 months earlier;

(ii) by 31st December in each year prepare a provisional inventory of emissions within the United Kingdom of the relevant pollutants during the year ending on 31 December 12 months earlier; and

(iii) by 31st December in each year up to and including 2009 update the projection referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(iii).

(2) The inventories and projections referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prepared and updated using the methodologies in the Joint EMEP/CORINAIR Atmospheric Emission Inventory Guidebook, third Edition, 2001, published by the European Environment Agency(1).

(3) The projection referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(iii) shall include information to enable a quantitative understanding of the key socio-economic assumptions used in its preparation.

(4) The Secretary of State shall take appropriate steps to ensure that the inventories and projections referred to in paragraph (1) are made available to the public.

(1)

The Guidebook can be accessed on the internet at http://reports.eea.eu.int/technical—report_2001_3/en