PART 3Amendments to the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

Paragraph 2612

1

Paragraph 2617 is amended as follows.

2

Omit the definitions of “aircraft operator”, “allowance” and “operator”.

3

After the definition of “Environment Agency” insert—

  • “the EU ETS Directive” means Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended from time to time;

4

After the definition of “public body” insert—

  • “the Registries Regulation 2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1193/2011 establishing a Union Registry for the trading period commencing on 1 January 2013, and subsequent trading periods, of the Union emissions trading scheme pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended from time to time;

5

For the definition of “trading scheme registry” substitute—

  • “trading scheme registry” means—

    1. a

      any registry operated by the Environment Agency for the purpose of meeting the obligations of the United Kingdom referred to in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; or

    2. b

      the registry established by Article 4(1) of the Registries Regulation 2011.