36.—(1) Article 2b is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading for “2026-2030 allocation period” substitute “2026 and 2027-2030 allocation periods”.
(3) In paragraph 1—
(a)for “2026-2030” substitute “2027-2030”;
(b)for “the application is” substitute “the documents submitted as part of the first stage of the application are”.
(4) In paragraph 2 after “the date of” insert “the submission of documents as part of the first stage of”.
(5) In paragraph 3—
(a)in the words before point (a) for “such an application is” substitute “the documents submitted as part of the first stage of such an application are”;
(b)in point (a) after “Article 15a(4)” insert “or, where relevant, under article 7(8) of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 for assessment under article 7(9) of that Order”.
(6) In paragraph 4(a)—
(a)for “2026-2030” substitute “2027-2030”;
(b)after “Article 15a(4)” insert “or, in the case of a type 2 2026 incumbent (as defined in Part 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025), under article 7(9) of that Order”.
(7) In paragraph 5—
(a)in point (a) after “Activity Level Changes Regulation” insert “or, in the case of a type 2 2026 incumbent, Part 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025”;
(b)in point (b)—
(i)for “2026-2030” substitute “2026 allocation period and the 2027-2030”;
(ii)for “and the Activity Level Changes Regulation” substitute “, the Activity Level Changes Regulation and Part 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025”.
(8) In paragraph 6(a) for “2026-2030” substitute “2026 allocation period and the 2027-2030”.
(9) In paragraph 10(a) after “the date of” insert “the submission of documents as part of the first stage of”.