
PART 1
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This Order may be cited as the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024.
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This Order comes into force on 31st March 2024.
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This Order extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.
PART 2
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The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 is amended in accordance with this Part.
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(1) Article 4A is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (4)—
(a) in the words before sub-paragraph (a) after “from” insert “the earliest of the following”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a) omit the “or” at the end of the sub-paragraph;
(c) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—“
(aa) where an application for free allocation in the 2026-2030 allocation period is made in respect of the installation under Article 4 of the Free Allocation Regulation, 1st January 2026 unless—
(i) before that date, the regulator gives notice to the operator under Article 15a(5) of the Free Allocation Regulation that the application is not valid; or
(ii) the installation is included in the hospital and small emitter list for 2026-2030 or the ultra-small emitter list for 2026-2030;”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (b) omit “if earlier,”.
(3) After paragraph (5)(f) insert—“
(g) where the installation is an FA installation for the 2026-2030 allocation period by virtue of paragraph (4)(aa), the date (if any) on which the regulator gives notice to the operator under Article 15a(5) of the Free Allocation Regulation that the application for free allocation is not valid.”.
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(1) Article 27A is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2) for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”.
(3) In paragraph (4) for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”.
(4) In paragraph (5) for “2024” substitute “2025”.
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(1) Article 34D is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3) for “1st January” substitute “28th February”.
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(1) Schedule 7 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 5—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2) for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3) for “30th September 2024” substitute “31st August 2025”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (5) for “30th April” substitute “17th October”.
(3) In paragraph 6(2)(a) (Condition A) for “2023” substitute “2024”.
(4) In paragraph 26—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—
(i) in the words before paragraph (a) for “on or before 31st May 2025” substitute “as soon as reasonably practicable after the hospital and small emitter list for 2026-2030 is published and in any event on or before 31st October 2025,”;
(ii) in paragraph (b) for “September” substitute “November”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (4)(a)(i) for “September” substitute “November”.
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(1) Schedule 8 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 3—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2) for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (3) for “30th September 2024” substitute “31st August 2025”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (6) for “30th April” substitute “17th October”.
PART 3
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 is amended in accordance with this Part.
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(1) Article 4 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”.
(3) In paragraph 1A for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”.
(4) In paragraph 3 for “2024” substitute “2025”.
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(1) Article 5 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 for “2024” in both places substitute “2025”.
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(1) Article 15a is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2(b) for “2024” substitute “2025”.
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(1) Article 16 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 10 for “1 December 2025” substitute “31 January 2026”.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
