The Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015
Chapter 8 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013 (c 32)(“the Act”) imposes a duty “the emissions limit duty” on operators of fossil fuel plant granted planning consent on or after 18th February 2014, to ensure that its annual emissions of carbon dioxide attributable to fossil fuels do not exceed an amount (“the emissions limit”) determined according to a formula set out in section 57(2) of the Act.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
24 Mar 2015
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Comes into force
TBC
Enabling power
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 57(6) to (8), 60 and 62(9) of, and Schedules 4 and 5 to, the Energy Act 2013, makes the following Regulations:
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