The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007

Duty to report to Parliament

14.—(1) The Administrator must—

(a) by 31st January 2010 publish an annual report in relation to the obligation period ending on 14th April 2009, and

(b) by 31st January in each subsequent year publish an annual report in relation to the obligation period ending on the previous 14th April.

(2) Before publishing an annual report under paragraph (1), the Administrator must send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.

(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Secretary of State has received the annual report from the Administrator and the report has been published, the Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament.

(4) The report is to include details of—

(a) the compliance by each obligated supplier with its renewable transport fuel obligation during the obligation period in question, including the extent to which that obligation has been met by the production of RTF certificates or by payments made under article 21;

(b) the effects on—

(i) carbon emissions,

(ii) agriculture,

(iii) other economic activities,

(iv) sustainable development, and

(v) the environment generally,

which the Administrator considers, following analysis of information received under this Order from renewable transport fuel suppliers, to be associated with the production, supply or use of the renewable transport fuel which has been supplied at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during the obligation period;

(c) the percentage of such fuel which was of a description specified by the Secretary of State;

(d) the effectiveness of the Administrator in carrying out the Administrator’s duties, including the accuracy of the Administrator’s activities under article 11, and the number of RTF certificates issued erroneously;

(e) the effectiveness of advice given by the Administrator to transport fuel suppliers, and the time taken to provide such advice;

(f) the effectiveness of the enforcement activities of the Administrator;

(g) the value for money of the Administrator;

(h) any calculations, analysis or other matter which is notified by the Secretary of State to the Administrator and is relevant to purposes connected with the implementation of provision made by or under Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the 2004 Act, and

(i) any calculations, analysis or other matter which the Administrator considers is appropriate and which is relevant to purposes connected with the implementation of provision made by or under Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the 2004 Act.

(5) In preparing its annual report the Administrator must exclude from the report, so far as reasonably practicable—

(a) information as to the amount of relevant hydrocarbon oil or renewable transport fuel which has been notified by a particular supplier to the Administrator under article 12(1)(c) or (d), 13(1) or (3), or 16(3)(c), and

(b) any other information from which that amount may be deduced.

(6) The details of the effects referred to in paragraph (4)(b) are to be reported in relation to such fuel as supplied by individual renewable transport fuel suppliers and in relation to such fuel as supplied by renewable transport fuel suppliers generally.