http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/484/regulation/14The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 2021texttext/xmlenCLIMATE CHANGEStatute Law Database2026-08-10Expert Participation2026-07-01 These Regulations make provision under the Finance Act 2020 for auctions of allowances to emit 1 tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent created under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020. PART 4 Access to AuctionsMeans of access141An appointed auction platform must provide the means to access its auctions on a non-discriminatory basis.2Admission to the auctions must not be dependent on becoming a member of or a participant in the secondary market organised by the appointed auction platform or any other trading place operated by the appointed auction platform or by any third party.3The appointed auction platform must ensure that its auctions can be accessed remotely by means of an electronic interface accessible securely and reliably through the internet.4In addition, the appointed auction platform may offer bidders the option of accessing its auctions through dedicated connections to the electronic interface.5The appointed auction platform may offer, and the Treasury may by direction require the auction platform to offer, one or more alternative means of accessing its auctions, should the main means of access be inaccessible for whatever reason, provided that such alternative means of access are secure and reliable and their use does not lead to any discrimination between bidders.Reg. 14 in force at 22.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)