SCHEDULE 6Permits

PART 1Application for greenhouse gas emissions permits

Greenhouse gas emissions permits: content of applicationI12

1

An application for a greenhouse gas emissions permit must contain—

a

an address to which correspondence relating to the application should be sent (in addition to the addresses required by paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 3);

b

if the operator of the installation is a body corporate—

i

its registered number and the postal address of its registered or principal office; and

ii

where the operator is a subsidiary of a holding company, the name of the holding company (other than a holding company which is itself a subsidiary) and the postal address of the holding company's registered or principal office,

and in this paragraph “subsidiary” and “holding company” have the meanings given in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 M1;

c

in relation to the site of the installation—

i

the postal address and national grid reference of the site (or in the case of an installation in UK coastal waters or the UK sector of the continental shelf equivalent information identifying the installation and its location);

ii

a description of the site and the location of the installation on it; and

iii

the name of any local authority where the site is situated;

d

a description of the installation, the regulated activities to be carried out at the installation and the specified emissions from those activities;

e

a description of the raw and auxiliary materials used in carrying out regulated activities at the installation, the use of which is likely to lead to specified emissions;

f

a description of the sources of specified emissions from the regulated activities carried out at the installation;

g

a monitoring plan in accordance with Article 12 of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018, together with—

i

the supporting documents referred to in Article 12(1) of that Regulation;

ii

except where the installation is an installation with low emissions within the meaning of Article 47(2) of that Regulation, the uncertainty assessment carried out under Article 28(1)(a) of that Regulation;

h

a description, including the reference number, of any environmental licence issued in relation to the installation;

i

any additional information that the operator wishes the regulator to take into account in considering the application;

j

a non-technical summary of the information referred to in paragraphs (d) to (i); and

k

the date on which the operator wishes the permit to come into force.

2

In sub-paragraph (1)(h), “environmental licence” means—

a

an authorisation under—

i

Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 M2;

ii

the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 M3;

b

a permit under—

i

the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 M4;

ii

the Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013 M5;

iii

the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 M6;

iv

the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 M7;

v

the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 M8.