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The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023

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Contents: 135 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation and commencement
  3. 2 Extent
  4. 3 Interpretation
  5. 4 Establishment of the Trading Schemes
  6. 5 Period by reference to which the Trading Schemes operate
  7. 6 Administration of the Trading Schemes
  8. 7 Allowances and credits: general
  9. 8 Pool participants in the Trading Schemes: general
  10. 9 Interpretation of Chapter 1
  11. 10 Activity to which the CRTS applies and unit of measurement of activity
  12. 11 Participants in the CRTS
  13. 12 CRTS allowances and limits on CRTS allowances and CRTS activity
  14. 13 Allocation of CRTS allowances
  15. 14 Banking CRTS allowances
  16. 15 Borrowing CRTS allowances
  17. 16 Banked allowances: pool CRTS participants
  18. 17 Borrowed allowances: pool CRTS participants
  19. 18 CRTS credits: general
  20. 19 CRTS credits: registration of ZE SPVs (CRTS participants)
  21. 20 CRTS credits: car clubs (CRTS participants)
  22. 21 CRTS credits: registration of ZE SPVs (SPV car manufacturers)
  23. 22 CRTS credits: car clubs (SPV car manufacturers)
  24. 23 CRTS credits: conversion of unused CCTS allowances
  25. 23A CRTS credits: conversion of unused VRTS allowances by a CRTS participant which is also a VRTS participant
  26. 23B CRTS credits: conversion of VRTS credits by a CRTS participant which is also an SPV van manufacturer
  27. 24 Measuring activity in the CRTS
  28. 25 Trading CRTS allowances and credits: CRTS participants
  29. 25A Trading CRTS allowances with VRTS participants
  30. 26 Trading CRTS credits with CRTS participants: SPV car manufacturers
  31. 26A Trading CRTS credits with VRTS participants: SPV car manufacturers
  32. 27 Accounting for activity in the CRTS
  33. 28 Payments: CRTS
  34. 29 Banked or borrowed CRTS allowances of former CRTS participants
  35. 30 Expiry of CRTS allowances and CRTS credits
  36. 31 Activity to which the CCTS applies and unit of measurement of activity
  37. 32 Participants in the CCTS
  38. 33 CCTS allowances
  39. 34 Allocation of CCTS allowances
  40. 35 Conversion of unused CRTS allowances into CCTS allowances
  41. 36 Measuring activity in the CCTS
  42. 37 Trading CCTS allowances
  43. 38 Accounting for activity in the CCTS
  44. 39 Payments: CCTS
  45. 40 Expiry of CCTS allowances
  46. 41 Interpretation of Chapter 3
  47. 42 Activity to which the VRTS applies and unit of measurement of activity
  48. 43 Participants in the VRTS
  49. 44 VRTS allowances and limits on VRTS allowances and VRTS activity
  50. 45 Allocation of VRTS allowances
  51. 46 Banking VRTS allowances
  52. 47 Borrowing VRTS allowances
  53. 48 Banked allowances: pool VRTS participants
  54. 49 Borrowed allowances: pool VRTS participants
  55. 50 VRTS credits: general
  56. 51 VRTS credits: registration of ZE SPVs (VRTS participants)
  57. 52 VRTS credits: car clubs (VRTS participants)
  58. 53 VRTS credits: registration of ZE SPVs (SPV van manufacturers)
  59. 54 VRTS credits: car clubs (SPV van manufacturers)
  60. 55 VRTS credits: conversion of unused VCTS allowances
  61. 55A VRTS credits: conversion of unused CRTS allowances by a VRTS participant which is also a CRTS participant
  62. 55B VRTS credits: conversion of CRTS credits by a VRTS participant which is also an SPV car manufacturer
  63. 56 Measuring activity in the VRTS
  64. 57 Trading VRTS allowances and credits: VRTS participants
  65. 57A Trading VRTS allowances with CRTS participants
  66. 58 Trading VRTS credits with VRTS participants: SPV van manufacturers
  67. 58A Trading VRTS credits with CRTS participants: SPV van manufacturers
  68. 59 Accounting for activity in the VRTS
  69. 60 Payments: VRTS
  70. 61 Banked or borrowed VRTS allowances of former VRTS participants
  71. 62 Expiry of VRTS allowances and VRTS credits
  72. 63 Activity to which the VCTS applies and unit of measurement of activity
  73. 64 Participants in the VCTS
  74. 65 VCTS allowances
  75. 66 Allocation of VCTS allowances
  76. 67 Conversion of unused VRTS allowances into VCTS allowances
  77. 68 Measuring activity in the VCTS
  78. 69 Trading VCTS allowances
  79. 70 Accounting for activity in the VCTS
  80. 71 Payments: VCTS
  81. 72 Expiry of VCTS allowances
  82. 73 Information: participants in the Trading Schemes
  83. 74 Information: SPV manufacturers
  84. 75 Maintenance and audit of records by participants in the Trading Schemes
  85. 76 Maintenance and audit of records by SPV manufacturers
  86. 77 Preparation of provisional information
  87. 78 Error notification
  88. 79 Preparation and notification of final information
  89. 80 Publication of final information
  90. 81 Power of administrator to require information from participants and SPV manufacturers
  91. 82 Updating information provided with an application under Part 3 of Schedule 4 (low-volume participants)
  92. 83 Updating information provided with an application under Schedule 5 (pool participants)
  93. 84 Manner of provision of information to administrator
  94. 85 Powers of administrator in respect of monitoring compliance
  95. 86 Power to require production of documents or provision of information
  96. 87 Power to question officers of a company
  97. 88 Powers of entry, etc
  98. 89 Seizure of documents or records
  99. 90 Warrant
  100. 91 Legal professional privilege
  101. 92 Enforcement notices
  102. 93 Civil penalties: general
  103. 94 Financial penalties: general
  104. 95 Non-financial penalties: general
  105. 96 Waiver and modification of civil penalties
  106. 97 Failure to make a payment to account for activity in the Trading Schemes
  107. 98 Failure to provide information under article 73
  108. 99 Failure to maintain records
  109. 100 Failure to provide information under article 81 (information required for the purposes of administering the Trading Schemes)
  110. 101 Failure to provide information under article 86 (information required where suspected failure to comply with this Order)
  111. 102 Failure to make officer available for questioning
  112. 103 Refusal to allow access to premises
  113. 104 Failure to comply with enforcement notice
  114. 105 Provision of false or misleading information: participants in the Trading Schemes
  115. 106 Provision of false or misleading information: SPV manufacturers
  116. 107 Decisions to which this Part applies
  117. 108 Appeal against decisions of the administrator
  118. 109 Interpretation of Part 8
  119. 110 Partial revocation and amendment of Regulation (EU) 2019/631
  120. 111 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 725/2011 (eco-innovation for passenger cars)
  121. 112 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 427/2014 (eco-innovations for light commercial vehicles)
  122. 113 Partial revocation and amendment of Regulation (EU) 1014/2010 and Regulation (EU) 293/2012 (monitoring and reporting of data on vehicle registration)
  123. 114 Partial revocation and amendment of Regulation (EU) 63/2011 and Regulation (EU) 114/2013 (derogations)
  124. 115 Revocation of Regulation (EU) 2017/1152 and Regulation (EU) 2017/1153
  125. 116 Savings for monitoring and compliance in relation to Great Britain
  126. 117 Crown application
  127. 118 Review
  128. Schedule 1 Baseline for the CCTS and VCTS
  129. Schedule 2 Car club conditions
  130. Schedule 3 Determination of the specific emissions of CO2 of completed vans
  131. Schedule 3A Alternative specific emissions of CO2: OVC hybrid electric vehicles
  132. Schedule 4 Low-volume CRTS participants and low-volume VRTS participants
  133. Schedule 5 Application by two or more manufacturers to be a pool participant in the Trading Schemes
  134. Schedule 6 Percentage of total car or van registrations for the purpose of calculating CRTS allowances and VRTS allowances
  135. Schedule 7 Information provisions

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135 provisions

72 Expiry of VCTS allowances

The administrator must record in the registry the expiry of a VCTS allowance, including a VCTS allowance which has been traded in accordance with article 69, which is— (a) surrendered by a VCTS participant; (b) not surrendered in accordance with article 70 for the scheme year for which it was allocated under article 66 or for which it was acquired under article 67 (conversion of unused VRTS allowances into VCTS allowances); or (c) converted into VRTS credits in accordance with article 55.

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73 Information: participants in the Trading Schemes

(1) Subject to paragraph (4), for each scheme year, the administrator must gather and record— (a) the information specified in Part 1 of Schedule 7, in relation to each car and each ZE SPV of category M1 which is registered during that scheme year; (b) the information specified in Part 2 of Schedule 7, in relation to each van, each ZE SPV of category N1, and each ZE SPV of category N2 which is within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition of “van” in article 3(1), which is registered during that scheme year; and (c) the information specified in Part 3 of Schedule 7, in relation to the base vehicle of a completed van which is registered during that scheme year. (2) The information specified in paragraph 1 or 6 of Schedule 7 , except for the information in paragraphs 1(s), 6(r) and 6(s) of that Schedule is to be taken from the certificate of conformity, or the individual vehicle approval certificate, of the car, the van or the ZE SPV, as the case may be. (3) Subject to paragraph (4), for each scheme year, a participant in the Trading Schemes must, in relation to each car, van, ZE SPV or base vehicle of which it is the manufacturer and which is registered during the scheme year— (a) ensure that the information in Part 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 7, as the case may be, is available to the administrator through the process of type-approval and registration of vehicles; and (b) to the extent that the information is not so available, provide the information to the administrator— (i) on or before 31st August of the year following each scheme year; or (ii) where the information is that specified in paragraph 2 or 7 of Schedule 7, within the period of time specified in a request made by the administrator for the provision of that information. (4) The obligations in paragraphs (1) and (3) do not apply to the extent that the administrator— (a) is satisfied that the information referred to in those paragraphs is not available in relation to a particular vehicle; and (b) notifies the participant in the Trading Schemes concerned of that fact in writing. (4A) For the purposes of the obligations in paragraphs (1) and (3), the reference to “specific emissions of CO2” in paragraph 1(g) of Schedule 7, is to be treated, in relation to a vehicle in respect of which the administrator has granted an application under Schedule 3A (alternative specific emissions of CO2: OVC hybrid electric vehicles), as having the meaning it would have if that application had not been granted. (4B) Where the administrator has granted an application for the specific emissions of CO2 of a vehicle to be determined in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 3A, the administrator must also record the specific emissions of CO2 of the vehicle as determined in accordance with that Part. (5) A CRTS participant or VRTS participant must provide to the administrator, on or before 31st August of the year following a scheme year— (a) the number of ZE cars, ZE vans and ZE SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year which are to be used exclusively by a car club for the provision of a car club service for a period of 18 months from the date they are registered, along with the vehicle identification numbers of the vehicles and the name by which the operator of the car club is known; (b) evidence that condition C of the zero-emission conditions (warranty) is met in relation to the ZE cars, ZE vans and ZE SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (c) the number of ZE SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year, except for ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs, and a breakdown of that number by vehicle category for the purposes of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858; (d) the number of ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; and (e) a copy of the audit certificate referred to in article 75(3). (6) Subject to paragraph (7), a participant in the Trading Schemes must notify the administrator on or before the date which is two months after the date on which this Order comes into force of— (a) the name, address and other contact details of the person to whom any notification or correspondence about the Trading Schemes should be sent; (b) the name which the participant, or which each manufacturer which is a member of a pool participant in the Trading Schemes, indicates or intends to indicate on the certificate of conformity or the individual vehicle approval certificate for the cars, vans or ZE SPVs of which it is the manufacturer; and (c) the world manufacturer identifier of the vehicle identification number which the participant, or which each manufacturer which is a member of a pool participant in the Trading Schemes, indicates, or intends to indicate, on the certificate of conformity or the individual vehicle approval certificate for the cars, vans or ZE SPVs of which it is the manufacturer. (7) A participant which becomes a participant in the Trading Schemes after the date mentioned in paragraph (6) must provide the administrator with the information mentioned in that paragraph without delay after becoming a participant. (8) A participant in the Trading Schemes must notify any changes to the information mentioned in paragraph (6) to the administrator without delay. (9) The administrator must notify each manufacturer which is a participant in the Trading Schemes, or which is a member of a pool participant in the Trading Schemes, of its account number in the registry before the start of the trading window which follows the first scheme year for which that manufacturer becomes a participant in the Trading Schemes or a member of a pool participant in the Trading Schemes.

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74 Information: SPV manufacturers

(1) Where an SPV manufacturer wishes to acquire a CRTS credit or a VRTS credit for a scheme year accordance with article 21, 22, 53 or 54, the SPV manufacturer must comply with paragraphs (2) to (4). (2) An SPV manufacturer must notify the administrator on or before 20th April of the year following the scheme year for which it wishes to acquire a credit described in paragraph (1) of— (a) the name, address and other contact details of the person to whom any notification or correspondence about the Trading Schemes should be sent; (b) the name which the SPV manufacturer indicates, or intends to indicate, on the certificate of conformity or the individual vehicle approval certificate for the ZE SPVs of which it is the manufacturer; and (c) the world manufacturer identifier of the vehicle identification number which the SPV manufacturer indicates, or intends to indicate, on the certificate of conformity or the individual vehicle approval certificate for the ZE SPVs of which it is the manufacturer. (3) Subject to paragraph (5), an SPV manufacturer must ensure that the following information, in relation to each ZE SPV of which is the manufacturer and which is registered during a scheme year for which it wishes to acquire a credit described in paragraph (1), is available to the administrator through the process of type-approval and registration of vehicles, and to the extent that it is not, provide it to the administrator on or before 31st August of the year following that scheme year— (a) the information specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (s) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 7, in relation to each ZE SPV of category M1 which is registered during that scheme year; and (b) the information specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (t) of paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, in relation to each ZE SPV of category N1, and each ZE SPV of category N2 which is within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition of “van” in article 3(1), which is registered during that scheme year. (4) An SPV manufacturer must provide to the administrator, on or before 31st August of the year following the scheme year for which it wishes to acquire a credit described in paragraph (1)— (a) the number of ZE SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year which are to be used exclusively by a car club for the provision of a car club service for a period of 18 months from the date they are registered, along with the vehicle identification numbers of the SPVs and the name by which the operator of the car club is known; (b) evidence that condition C of the zero-emission conditions (warranty) is met in relation to the ZE SPVs of which the SPV manufacturer is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (c) the number of ZE SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year, except for ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs, and a breakdown of that number by vehicle category for the purposes of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858; (d) the number of ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; and (e) a copy of the audit certificate referred to in article 76(3). (5) The obligation in paragraph (3) does not apply to the extent that the administrator— (a) is satisfied that the information referred to in that paragraph is not available in relation to a particular vehicle; and (b) notifies the SPV manufacturer concerned of that fact in writing

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75 Maintenance and audit of records by participants in the Trading Schemes

(1) A participant in the Trading Schemes must keep a record of the information referred to in article 73(1) and (5)(a) to (d) in relation to the cars, vans and ZE SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which are registered during each scheme year. (2) A participant in the Trading Schemes must, on at least an annual basis, carry out an audit of the records required to be kept under paragraph (1) to ensure its compliance with the requirements of that paragraph. (3) The participant in the Trading Schemes must evidence the satisfactory completion of such an audit by completing a document in writing (referred to in paragraph (4) as an “audit certificate”). (4) The audit certificate may be in such form as the participant in the Trading Schemes sees fit but must be— (a) signed by a person who exercises management control in respect of the activities of the participant; and (b) kept with its records.

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76 Maintenance and audit of records by SPV manufacturers

(1) An SPV manufacturer must keep a record of the information referred to in article 74(3) and (4)(a) to (d) in relation to the ZE SPVs of which it is the manufacturer and which are registered during each scheme year for which the SPV manufacturer wishes to earn a CRTS credit or VRTS credit. (2) An SPV manufacturer must, on at least an annual basis, carry out an audit of the records required to be kept under paragraph (1) to ensure its compliance with the requirements of that paragraph. (3) An SPV manufacturer must evidence the satisfactory completion of such an audit by completing a document in writing (referred to in paragraph (4) as an “audit certificate”). (4) The audit certificate may be in such form as the SPV manufacturer sees fit but must be— (a) signed by a person who exercises management control in respect of the activities of the SPV manufacturer; and (b) kept with its records.

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77 Preparation of provisional information

(1) On or before 31st May of each year following a scheme year, the administrator must prepare the following information for the scheme year, and for each participant in the Trading Schemes— (a) the total number of cars of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (b) the total number of vans of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (c) the number of ZE cars of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (d) the number of ZE vans of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (e) the number of NZE cars of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year and their specific emissions of CO2; (f) the number of NZE vans of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year and their specific emissions of CO2; (g) the average of the specific emissions of CO2 of the NZE cars of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (h) the average of the specific emissions of CO2 of the NZE vans of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (i) the number of ZE SPVs of category M1, except for ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs, of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (j) the number of ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (k) the number of ZE SPVs of category N1, or of category N2 which fall within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), of which the participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (l) the number of CRTS allowances allocated and, where applicable, the number of banked CRTS allowances , within the meaning of article 9(b); (m) the number of VRTS allowances allocated and, where applicable, the number of banked VRTS allowances , within the meaning of article 41(b); (n) the number of CCTS allowances allocated; (o) the number of VCTS allowances allocated; (p) the number of CRTS credits acquired; (q) the number of VRTS credits acquired; (r) the number of units of activity in the CRTS and any additional matters for which the participant must account for that scheme year in accordance with article 27(1)(b) or (c) (car club credits and borrowed CRTS allowances); (s) the number of units of activity in the VRTS and any additional matters for which the participant must account for that scheme year in accordance with article 59(1)(b) or (c) (car club credits and borrowed VRTS allowances); (t) the number of units of activity in the CCTS; (u) the number of units of activity in the VCTS. (2) The administrator must, on or before 31st May of each year following a scheme year, notify in writing each participant in the Trading Schemes of— (a) the provisional information mentioned in paragraph (1); and (b) such of the information specified in Schedule 7 for that participant and that scheme year as the administrator holds. (3) On or before 31st May of each year following a scheme year, the administrator must prepare the following information for the scheme year and for each SPV manufacturer— (a) the number of ZE SPVs of category M1, except for ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs, of which the SPV manufacturer is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (b) the number of ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs of which the SPV manufacturer is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (c) the number of ZE SPVs of category N1, or of category N2 which fall within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), of which the SPV manufacturer is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (d) the number of CRTS credits acquired; (e) the number of VRTS credits acquired. (4) The administrator must, on or before 31st May of each year following a scheme year, notify in writing each SPV manufacturer of— (a) the provisional information mentioned in paragraph (3); and (b) such of the information specified in Schedule 7 in relation to that SPV manufacturer and that scheme year as the administrator holds.

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78 Error notification

(1) On or before 31st August of each year following a scheme year, a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer may notify the administrator of any errors identified in the information notified by the administrator under article 77(2) or (4). (2) A notification given under paragraph (1)— (a) must identify the error; and (b) may be accompanied by evidence which demonstrates that the administrator has made an error. (3) The administrator must take into account a notification given under this article in the preparation of the final information under article 79.

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79 Preparation and notification of final information

On or before 31st October of each year following a scheme year, the administrator must prepare the final information mentioned in article 77(1) and (3) and notify it in writing to each participant in the Trading Schemes and each SPV manufacturer.

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80 Publication of final information

(1) On or before 15th March of the year which begins one year after the end of a scheme year, the administrator must publish the following information for the scheme year— (a) the information mentioned in paragraph 1 of Schedule 7, with the exception of the information in sub-paragraph (n) and sub-paragraphs (t) to (v); (b) the information mentioned in paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, with the exception of the information in sub-paragraph (o) and sub-paragraphs (u) to (w); (c) in relation to each participant in the Trading Schemes and where applicable— (i) the number of ZE cars and ZE vans of which the participant was the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (ii) the number of NZE cars and NZE vans of which the participant was the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (iii) the baseline for the purposes of the CCTS or VCTS; (iv) the number of credits acquired by the participant under each of article 19(1), 19(2), 20, 51 and 52; (v) the net number of allowances and, where applicable, credits in each of the Trading Schemes which each participant in the schemes acquired or disposed of through trading during the trading window following the scheme year; (vi) the average of the specific emissions of CO2 of the NZE cars, and of the NZE vans, of which the participant was the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year; (d) in relation to each SPV manufacturer— (i) the number of ZE SPVs of which the manufacturer is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year, stating how many of those were ZE wheelchair accessible SPVs; (ii) the number of credits acquired by the SPV manufacturer under each of articles 21(1), 21(2), 22, 53 and 54; (iii) the number of credits in each of the CRTS or VRTS which the SPV manufacturer disposed of through trading during the trading window following the scheme year; (e) the average of the specific emissions of CO2 of all the NZE cars, and of all the NZE vans, registered during the scheme year. (2) In paragraph (1)(c)(v), a reference to “trading” is a reference to trading allowances or credits under article 25, 25A, 26, 26A, 37, 57, 57A, 58, 58A or 69. (3) In paragraph (1)(d)(iii), a reference to “trading” is a reference to disposing of credits through trading under article 26, 26A, 58 or 58A. (4) The administrator may publish amended information at any time where it discovers any error or omission in the published information.

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81 Power of administrator to require information from participants and SPV manufacturers

(1) The administrator may at any time require a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer to provide information which is required by the administrator in order to administer the Trading Schemes by giving a notice to the participant or the manufacturer. (2) Any notice given under paragraph (1) must— (a) be in writing; (b) identify the information required and the reason it is required; and (c) specify the form in which, and the time period within which, the information must be provided to the administrator. (3) A person to whom a notice is given under this article must comply with the requirement contained in the notice. (4) The information which a person may be required to provide under this article includes information that, although not in the person’s possession, it is reasonable to require the person to obtain or compile for the purpose of administering the Trading Schemes.

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82 Updating information provided with an application under Part 3 of Schedule 4 (low-volume participants)

A low-volume CRTS participant and a low-volume VRTS participant must notify the administrator without delay if there is a change in the information provided with the application made under Part 3 of Schedule 4 which affects the participant’s eligibility to be a low-volume CRTS participant or a low-volume VRTS participant, as the case may be.

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83 Updating information provided with an application under Schedule 5 (pool participants)

(1) Each manufacturer which is a member of a pool participant in the Trading Schemes must notify the administrator without delay if there is a change to the identity of the manufacturer notified to the administrator as the contact point in accordance with paragraph 5(c)(i) of Schedule 5. (2) A notification under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by the evidence mentioned in paragraph 7(b) of Schedule 5 in relation to the new manufacturer which will act as the contact point.

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84 Manner of provision of information to administrator

(1) Any obligation of a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer to provide information to, or to notify, the administrator must be complied with by providing the information, or making the notification— (a) through a website of the administrator; or (b) in another manner, in a case where the administrator determines that it is necessary to allow notification or the provision of information in that manner. (2) This article is subject to article 81(2)(c) (power of administrator to require information for Trading Scheme administration), article 86(b) (power of administrator to require production of information or documents) and paragraph 9(d) of Schedule 4 (form of application under that Schedule).

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85 Powers of administrator in respect of monitoring compliance

(1) The powers of the administrator in this Part may only be exercised where the administrator reasonably believes there has been a failure by a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer (referred to in this Part as “P”) to comply with a requirement of this Order. (2) The administrator may authorise a person to exercise, on behalf of the administrator and in accordance with the terms of the authorisation, the administrator’s powers in this Part. (3) A person authorised in accordance with paragraph (2) is referred to in this Part as an “authorised person”.

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86 Power to require production of documents or provision of information

The administrator or an authorised person may, by a written notice given to P, require P— (a) to provide the administrator or the authorised person with information or documents; and (b) to provide such information or documents in the form specified in the notice and within such period, or at such time, as is specified in the notice.

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87 Power to question officers of a company

The administrator or an authorised person may, by a written notice given to P, require P to make available any officer of a company believed to be able to give information relevant to an investigation into whether there has been a failure by P to comply with a requirement of this Order and require that officer— (a) to attend at a place and time specified by the administrator or authorised person; (b) to answer questions (in the absence of any person other than those whom the administrator or authorised person allows to be present and a person nominated by the officer being asked questions); and (c) to sign a declaration of truth of the answers given to those questions.

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88 Powers of entry, etc

The administrator or an authorised person may— (a) enter any premises with a warrant issued in accordance with article 90, together with any equipment or material as may be required; and (b) when entering premises by virtue of paragraph (a), be accompanied by such persons as appear to the administrator or authorised person to be necessary.

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89 Seizure of documents or records

(1) The administrator or an authorised person exercising the power of entry under article 88 may seize any documents or records. (2) Where the administrator or authorised person seizes documents or records under paragraph (1), they must— (a) provide the occupier of the premises with a written record of any items which are seized; and (b) retain any seized item for no longer than necessary, and so far as possible, in its original condition.

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90 Warrant

(1) A justice may issue a warrant in relation to any premises for the purposes of article 88(a) where the justice is satisfied that— (a) there are reasonable grounds for the exercise of the power in that paragraph; and (b) one or more of the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled in relation to the premises. (2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are that— (a) the exercise of the power by consent in relation to the premises has been refused; (b) a refusal of consent to the exercise of the power is reasonably expected; (c) the premises are unoccupied; (d) the occupier is temporarily absent from the premises and the case is one of urgency; or (e) a request for admission to the premises would defeat the purpose of the entry. (3) A warrant issued in accordance with this article continues to have effect until the purpose for which it was issued has been fulfilled. (4) In paragraph (1), “justice” means— (a) in England or Wales, a justice of the peace; (b) in Scotland, a justice of the peace or sheriff; (c) in Northern Ireland, a lay magistrate.

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91 Legal professional privilege

Nothing in this Part requires any person to produce a document which that person would be entitled to withhold the production of on the grounds of legal professional privilege.

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92 Enforcement notices

(1) Where the administrator considers that a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene a requirement imposed by or under this Order, the administrator may give notice (an “enforcement notice”) to the participant or SPV manufacturer. (2) An enforcement notice must be given in writing and must set out— (a) the requirement that the administrator considers has been contravened, is being contravened or is likely to be contravened; (b) details of the contravention or likely contravention; (c) the steps that must be taken to remedy the contravention or to ensure that a contravention does not occur; (d) the period within which the steps must be taken and any updates which must be provided to the administrator about the steps taken; (e) information about rights of appeal. (3) A person to whom an enforcement notice is given must comply with the requirements of the notice within the period set out in the notice. (4) The administrator may withdraw an enforcement notice at any time by giving notice of the withdrawal to the person to whom the enforcement notice is given.

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93 Civil penalties: general

(1) The administrator— (a) may impose a civil penalty in accordance with articles 97 to 106; and (b) where it does so, it must give written notice of such penalty (referred to in this Part as a “penalty notice”). (2) A penalty notice must specify— (a) the provision of this Order that is breached; and (b) information about rights of appeal. (3) In this Part— “block” means the restriction of the operation of a participant in the Trading Schemes’, or an SPV manufacturer’s, account in the registry, so that the participant or SPV manufacturer may not— trade allowances or credits; bank or borrow CRTS allowances, within the meaning of article 9; be treated as falling within article 13(4) or (6) (transitional allocation of CRTS allowances); acquire CCTS allowances under article 35; bank or borrow VRTS allowances within the meaning of article 41; be treated as falling within article 45(4) or (6) (transitional allocation of VRTS allowances); acquire VCTS allowances under article 67; be treated as a low-volume CRTS participant or low-volume VRTS participant in accordance with Schedule 4; ... make an application for the specific emissions of CO2 of a vehicle to be determined in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 3A; or make an application to be a pool participant in the Trading Schemes under Schedule 5; “financial year”, in relation to a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer, has the meaning given in section 390 of the Companies Act 2006; “publication” means to publish on a part of the registry which is accessible to the public— the name of a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer, including, where a participant is a pool participant in the Trading Schemes, the name of each member of that pool participant; and details of the breach for which a civil penalty has been imposed; “turnover”, in relation to a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer, means its turnover as defined in section 474(1) of the Companies Act 2006, as if that section applied to participants in the Trading Schemes or SPV manufacturers, and excluding turnover arising outside the United Kingdom. (4) For so long as the operation of a pool participant in the Trading Schemes' account in the registry is restricted by a block, that participant continues to be treated as a pool participant in the Trading Schemes, even where the grant of an application by the administrator under Schedule 5 would otherwise be required. (5) In relation to a pool participant in the Trading Schemes— (a) its turnover for the purposes of paragraph (3) is the aggregate turnover of each of the members of the pool participant; and (b) a reference to its financial year is a reference to the financial year of the manufacturer identified to the administrator in accordance with— (i) paragraph 5(c)(i) of Schedule 5 (application to be treated as a pool participant) in the application made under that Schedule; or (ii) article 83(1) (updating information provided with application under Schedule 5).

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94 Financial penalties: general

(1) A penalty notice in respect of a financial penalty must specify— (a) that payment must be made to the administrator; (b) how payment must be made; (c) where no daily penalty applies or the total amount of the daily penalty can be determined at the date of the giving of the notice— (i) the total amount due; (ii) where applicable, how it has been calculated; and (iii) the date by which it must be paid; and (d) where a daily penalty rate applies and the total amount of the daily penalty cannot be determined at the date of the giving of the notice— (i) the amount of the initial penalty; and (ii) details of the applicable daily rate. (2) Where paragraph (1)(d) applies and the total amount of the daily penalty can be determined after the date of giving of the notice, the administrator must give a further notice to the person liable to the penalty which complies with paragraph (1)(c). (3) The administrator must pay any financial penalty received into the consolidated fund. (4) In England and Wales, a financial penalty is recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the county court in England and Wales. (5) In Scotland, a financial penalty may be enforced in the same manner as an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant of execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland. (5A) In Northern Ireland, a financial penalty is recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the County Court. (6) Where action is taken under paragraph (4) for the recovery of a sum payable as a financial penalty pursuant to this Order, the financial penalty is, for England and Wales, to be treated for the purposes of section 98 of the Courts Act 2003 (register of judgments and orders etc.) as if it were a judgment entered in the county court. (7) Where action is taken under paragraph (5A) for the recovery of a sum payable as a financial penalty pursuant to this Order, the financial penalty is, for Northern Ireland, to be treated for the purposes of Article 116 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (register of judgments) as if it were a judgment in respect of which an application has been accepted under Article 22 or 23(1) of that Order.

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95 Non-financial penalties: general

(1) The administrator may impose the penalty of a block until— (a) the failure is remedied; and (b) any financial penalty imposed in respect of the same failure is paid. (2) Publication lasts until— (a) the failure is remedied; and (b) any financial penalty imposed in respect of the same failure is paid. (3) The administrator must remove a block or publication promptly when the breach to which it relates has been remedied and any associated financial penalty is paid. (4) A civil penalty other than a financial penalty has effect from the date of service of the penalty notice, unless the notice provides otherwise.

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96 Waiver and modification of civil penalties

(1) Where the administrator considers appropriate, the administrator may— (a) waive a penalty; (b) allow additional time to pay a financial penalty; (c) impose a lower financial penalty than the amount provided for in articles 97 to 106 or substitute such a lower financial penalty where one has already been imposed; or (d) modify the application of a publication or a block. (2) Where at any time before a financial penalty is due to be paid the administrator ceases to be satisfied that the person is liable for that penalty, the administrator may serve a further notice on that person to— (a) withdraw the penalty notice; or (b) modify the penalty notice by substituting a lower penalty. (3) Before exercising a power in this article, the administrator must consult the relevant national authorities.

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97 Failure to make a payment to account for activity in the Trading Schemes

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where a participant in the Trading Schemes fails to make a payment which is due in accordance with a payment notice given under article 28, 39, 60 or 71. (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of— (i) the amount of the payment which was specified in the payment notice and which remains outstanding; and (ii) a daily penalty at a daily rate which is the sum of £750 and 0.75% of the amount of the payment specified in the payment notice, beginning with the day after the day on which that payment was due; (b) publication; and (c) a block.

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98 Failure to provide information under article 73

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where a participant in the Trading Schemes fails to comply with a requirement in article 73 to provide, or to ensure that the administrator has available to it, the information or evidence specified in— (a) article 73(5)(a) to (d) (SPVs, car clubs and ZE car or van warranties); (b) paragraph 1(g), 6(g)12(c) or 13(c) of Schedule 7 (specific emissions of CO2 of a car, van or SPV); (c) paragraph 1(i) or 6(k) of Schedule 7 (fuel type and fuel mode of a car, van or SPV); (d) paragraph 1(l) or 6(n) of Schedule 7 (code for any eco-innovations); (e) paragraph 1(r) or 6(r) of Schedule 7 (electric range of a car, van or SPV, where applicable). (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; (ii) £15,000 for each car to which a failure in paragraph (1) relates; (iii) £15,000 for each ZE SPV of category M1 to which a failure in paragraph (1) relates; (iv) £18,000 for each van to which a failure in paragraph (1) relates; and (v) £18,000 for each ZE SPV which is of category N1, or which is of category N2 and which falls within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), to which a failure in paragraph (1) relates; (b) publication; and (c) a block. (3) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (4) where a participant in the Trading Schemes fails to comply with a requirement in article 73 to provide, or to ensure that the administrator has available to it, any information other than that specified in paragraph (1). (4) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £750; and (b) publication.

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99 Failure to maintain records

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where a participant in the Trading Schemes fails to maintain and audit its records, as required by article 75, or where an SPV manufacturer fails to maintain and audit its records, as required by article 76. (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £7,500; (b) publication; and (c) a block.

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100 Failure to provide information under article 81 (information required for the purposes of administering the Trading Schemes)

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where— (a) the administrator has required a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer to provide information in a notice in accordance with article 81; and (b) the participant or manufacturer has failed to comply with the notice by the time specified in it. (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £7,500; and (b) publication.

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101 Failure to provide information under article 86 (information required where suspected failure to comply with this Order)

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where— (a) the administrator or an authorised person has given notice to a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer under article 86; and (b) the participant or SPV manufacturer has failed to comply with the notice by the time specified in it. (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £750,000 or, if lower, 0.5% of the turnover of the participant in the Trading Schemes or the SPV manufacturer for its financial year ending during the scheme year to which the failure relates; (b) publication; and (c) a block.

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102 Failure to make officer available for questioning

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where— (a) the administrator or an authorised person has given notice to a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer under article 87 to make an officer available for questioning in accordance with that article; and (b) that officer was not made available in accordance with the notice by the time specified in it. (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £75,000; (b) a block; and (c) publication.

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103 Refusal to allow access to premises

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where a person in control of any premises refuses the administrator or an authorised person access to those premises, or intentionally obstructs the administrator or an authorised person from accessing to those premises, contrary to article 88. (2) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £75,000; (b) a block; and (c) publication.

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104 Failure to comply with enforcement notice

(1) The administrator may impose the penalty in paragraph (2) where a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer fails to comply with the requirements of an enforcement notice given under article 92. (2) The penalty is the financial penalty of— (a) £4,500; and (b) a daily penalty at a daily rate of £100, beginning with the day after the day by which the participant in the Trading Schemes or SPV manufacturer was to have taken steps to comply with the requirements of the enforcement notice, up to a maximum of £3,000.

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105 Provision of false or misleading information: participants in the Trading Schemes

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where a participant in the Trading Schemes provides false or misleading information under an obligation on a participant in article 73 (provision of information to administrator). (2) The penalties are— (a) where the false or misleading information is the information or evidence specified in article 98(1), or where the false or misleading information consists of a failure to ensure that the administrator is aware of every car, van and SPV of which the participant in the Trading Schemes is the manufacturer and which is registered during a scheme year, the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; (ii) £15,000 for each car to which the false or misleading information relates; (iii) £15,000 for each ZE SPV of category M1 to which the false or misleading information relates; (iv) £18,000 for each van to which the false or misleading information relates; and (v) £18,000 for each ZE SPV which is of category N1, or which is of category N2 and which falls within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) where the false or misleading information is information other than that described in sub-paragraph (a), the financial penalty of £750; (c) publication; and (d) a block. (3) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (4) where a participant in the Trading Schemes provides false or misleading information in a notification under article 78 (error notification). (4) The penalties are— (a) where the false or misleading information is that specified in paragraph 1(g), (i), (l) or (r) of Schedule 7 (specific emissions of CO2, fuel type and fuel mode, eco-innovations and electric range), the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; (ii) £15,000 for each car to which the false or misleading information relates; and (iii) £15,000 for each ZE SPV of category M1 to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) where the false or misleading information is that specified in paragraph 6(g), (k), (n) or (r), or paragraph 12(c) or 13(c) of Schedule 7 (specific emissions of CO2, fuel type and fuel mode, eco-innovations and electric range), the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; (ii) £18,000 for each van to which the false or misleading information relates; and (iii) £18,000 for each ZE SPV which is of category N1, or which is of category N2 and which falls within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), to which the false or misleading information relates; (c) where the false or misleading information is information other than that referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b), the financial penalty of £750; (d) publication; and (e) a block. (5) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (6) where a participant in the Trading Schemes provides false or misleading information in response to a notice given by the administrator under article 81 (power of administrator to require information for purposes of Trading Schemes). (6) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £7,500; and (b) publication. (7) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (8) where a participant in the Trading Schemes provides false or misleading information in response to a notice given by the administrator or an authorised person under article 86 (power to require information where suspected failure to comply with this Order). (8) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £750,000 or, if lower, 0.5% of the turnover of the participant in the Trading Schemes for its financial year ending during the scheme year to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) publication; and (c) a block. (9) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (10) where a participant in the Trading Schemes provides false or misleading information in an application made under— (a) Part 3 of Schedule 4 (application to be a low-volume CRTS or VRTS participant); or (b) Schedule 5 (application to be pool participant in the Trading Schemes). (10) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £75,000; and (b) publication. (11) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (12) on a participant in the Trading Schemes where an officer of a company who is made available by that participant in accordance with article 87 (power to question officers of a company) provides false or misleading information when questioned under that article. (12) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £750,000 or, if lower, 0.5% of the turnover of the participant in the Trading Schemes for its financial year ending during the scheme year to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) publication; and (c) a block.

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106 Provision of false or misleading information: SPV manufacturers

(1) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (2) where an SPV manufacturer provides false or misleading information under an obligation on an SPV manufacturer in article 74 (provision of information to the administrator). (2) The penalties are— (a) where the false or misleading information is the information or evidence specified in article 74(4)(a) to (d), the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; (ii) £15,000 for each ZE SPV of category M1 to which the false or misleading information relates; and (iii) £18,000 for each ZE SPV which is of category N1, or which is of category N2 and which falls within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) where the false or misleading information is information other than that specified in sub-paragraph (a), the financial penalty of £750; (c) publication; and (d) a block. (3) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (4) where an SPV manufacturer provides false or misleading information in a notification given by an SPV manufacturer under article 78 (error notification). (4) The penalties are— (a) where the false or misleading information is that specified in paragraph 1(i) or (r) of Schedule 7 (fuel type and fuel mode and electric range), the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; and (ii) £15,000 for each ZE SPV of category M1 to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) where the false or misleading information is that specified in paragraph 6(k) or (r) of Schedule 7 (fuel type and fuel mode and electric range), the financial penalty of— (i) £7,500; and (ii) £18,000 for each ZE SPV which is of category N1, or which is of category N2 and which falls within the description in paragraph (c) of the definition in “van” in article 3(1), to which the false or misleading information relates; (c) where the false or misleading information is information other than that mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b), the financial penalty of £750; (d) publication; and (e) a block. (5) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (6) where an SPV manufacturer provides false or misleading information in response to a notice given by the administrator under article 81 (power to require information for purposes of Trading Schemes). (6) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £7,500; and (b) publication. (7) The administrator may impose the penalties in paragraph (8) where an SPV manufacturer provides false or misleading information in response to a notice given by the administrator or an authorised person under article 86 (power of administrator to require information where suspected failure to comply with this Order). (8) The penalties are— (a) the financial penalty of £750,000 or, if lower, 0.5% of the turnover of the SPV manufacturer for its financial year ending during the scheme year to which the false or misleading information relates; (b) publication; and (c) a block.

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107 Decisions to which this Part applies

This Part applies to the following decisions of the administrator— (a) a decision under article 11(4), 32(3), 43(4) or 64(3) that a person is the manufacturer of a car or a van, as the case may be; (b) a decision to give a notice under paragraph (2)(a) of article 20, 22, 52 or 54 in relation to the use of a vehicle by a car club; (c) a decision not to reflect in the final information notified to a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer under article 79 any error which that participant or manufacturer has notified to the administrator accordance with article 78; (ca) a decision under paragraph 10(b)(i) of Schedule 3A to reject an application by a CCTS participant for the specific emissions of CO2 of a car to be determined in accordance with Part 6 of Schedule 3A, or to reject an application by a VCTS participant for the specific emissions of CO2 of a van to be determined in accordance with that Part; (d) a decision under paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to reject an application by a CRTS participant to be a low-volume CRTS participant, or to reject an application by a VRTS participant to be a low-volume VRTS participant; (e) a decision under paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to reject an application made under that Schedule by two or more manufacturers to be treated as a pool participant in the Trading Schemes; (f) a decision that a trade has not taken place under article 25(7), 26(5), 37(7), 57(7), 58(5) or 69(7); (g) a decision to give a payment notice under article 28(3), 39(4), 60(4) or 71(4); (h) a decision to give an enforcement notice under article 92; (i) a decision to impose a civil penalty under Part 6.

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108 Appeal against decisions of the administrator

(1) A participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer may appeal to the First-tier tribunal against a decision of the administrator to which this Part applies, on the ground that— (a) the decision was based on an error of fact; (b) the decision was wrong in law; (c) in the case of a financial penalty, that the amount of the penalty is unreasonable; (d) in the case of a non-financial penalty, that the nature of the penalty is unreasonable; or (e) that the decision was wrong or unreasonable for any other reason. (2) The First-tier tribunal may confirm the administrator’s decision, cancel it or substitute its own decision. (3) Until any appeal made under this article against a decision mentioned in article 107(a) to (h) has been finally determined or withdrawn, no civil penalty may be imposed under Part 6 in relation to the decision. (4) Until any appeal made under this article against a decision to impose a civil penalty under Part 6 has been finally determined or withdrawn, the civil penalty is suspended. (5) If the outcome of an appeal made under this Part is that the administrator incorrectly treated a participant in the Trading Schemes or an SPV manufacturer as being, or as not being, entitled to an allowance or a credit, the administrator must take appropriate steps to correct the position in the registry.

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109 Interpretation of Part 8

In this Part— “Regulation (EU) 1014/2010” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 of 10 November 2010 on monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council; “Regulation (EU) 63/2011” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 63/2011 of 26 January 2011 laying down detailed provisions for the application for a derogation from the specific CO2 emission targets pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council; “Regulation (EU) 293/2012” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)293/2012 of 3 April 2012 on monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council; “Regulation (EU) 114/2013” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No114/2013 of 6 November 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules for the application for a derogation from the specific CO2 emissions targets for new light commercial vehicles; “Regulation (EU) 2017/1152” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1152 of 2 June 2017 setting out a methodology for determining the correlation parameters necessary for reflecting the change in the regulatory test procedure with regard to light commercial vehicles and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012; “Regulation (EU) 2017/1153” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1153 of 2 June 2017 setting out a methodology for determining the correlation parameters necessary for reflecting the change in the regulatory test procedure and amending Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010.

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110 Partial revocation and amendment of Regulation (EU) 2019/631

(1) Article 2(4), Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10, and 14 of, and Annexes 1 to 5 to, Regulation (EU) 2019/631 are revoked in relation to Great Britain, subject to the savings in article 116. (2) Regulation (EU) 2019/631 is amended as follows. (3) In Article 1 (subject matter and objectives)— (a) in paragraph 1, after “new light commercial vehicles” insert “registered in Northern Ireland”; (b) in paragraph 2— (i) in both places where it occurs, for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”; (ii) for “in the United Kingdom” substitute “in Northern Ireland”; (iii) omit the words “in domestic law, and as that Regulation has effect”; (c) in paragraphs 4 and 5, in each place where it occurs, for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”; (d) at the end insert— (8) This Regulation establishes an application process for the approval of CO2 savings to be achieved through the use of innovative technologies, or a combination of innovative technologies, fitted to new passenger cars or new light commercial vehicles registered in the United Kingdom. . (4) In Article 2 (scope)— (a) for paragraph 1 substitute— (1) This paragraph and paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of this Article, and Articles 1, 3, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18 and 19 of this Regulation apply to the whole of the United Kingdom. Those paragraphs and Articles apply to the following vehicles— (a) category M1 as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as it has effect in domestic law (in respect of vehicles with GB type-approval), or, where relevant, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol (in respect of vehicles with UK (NI) type-approval or EU type-approval) (“passenger cars”), which are registered in the United Kingdom for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the United Kingdom (“new passenger cars”); (b) category N1 as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as it has effect in domestic law (in respect of vehicles with GB type-approval), or, where relevant, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol (in respect of vehicles with UK (NI) type-approval or EU type-approval), with a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg, and vehicles of category N1 to which type-approval is extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 (“light commercial vehicles”), as it has effect in domestic law (in respect of vehicles with GB type-approval) or, where relevant, as that Regulation has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol (in respect of vehicles with UK (NI) type-approval or EU type-approval), which are registered in the United Kingdom for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the United Kingdom (“new light commercial vehicles”). In the case of zero-emission vehicles of category N with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg or 2 840 kg, as the case may be, they shall, from 1 January 2025, for the purposes of this Regulation and without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, as those Regulations have effect in domestic law (in respect of vehicles with GB type-approval) and, where relevant, as those Regulations have effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol (in respect of vehicles with UK (NI) type-approval or EU type-approval), be counted as UK light commercial vehicles falling within the scope of this Regulation if the excess reference mass is due only to the mass of the energy storage system. ; (b) after paragraph 1 insert— (1A) This paragraph and paragraphs 2A, 4 and 5A of this Article, and Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of, and Annexes 1 to 5 to, this Regulation apply in relation to Northern Ireland only. Those paragraphs, Articles and Annexes apply to the following vehicles— (a) category M1 as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol (“NI passenger cars”) which are registered in Northern Ireland for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside Northern Ireland (“new NI passenger cars”); (b) category N1 as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as it has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol, with a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg, and vehicles of category N1 to which type-approval is extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 (“NI light commercial vehicles”), which are registered in Northern Ireland for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside Northern Ireland (“new NI light commercial vehicles”). In the case of zero-emission vehicles of category N with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg or 2 840 kg, as the case may be, they shall, from 1 January 2025, for the purposes of this Regulation and without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, as those Regulations have effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol, be counted as NI light commercial vehicles falling within the scope of this Regulation if the excess reference mass is due only to the mass of the energy storage system. ; (c) at the beginning of paragraph 2 for “A” substitute “For the purposes of paragraph 1, a”; (d) after paragraph 2 insert— (2A) For the purposes of paragraph 1A, a previous registration outside Northern Ireland made less than three months before registration in Northern Ireland shall not be taken into account. ; (e) in paragraph 5 for “This Regulation” substitute “Paragraph 1”; (f) after paragraph 5 insert— (5A) Paragraph 1A shall not apply to any vehicle registered in Northern Ireland which is permanently removed from Northern Ireland within three months after that registration. ; (g) omit paragraph 6. (5) In Article 3(1) (definitions)— (a) in point (g) (definition of “mass in running order”) omit “in point 2.6 of Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683, as it has effect in domestic law, or, as the case may be,”; (b) in point (i) (definition of “footprint”) omit “points 2.1 and 2.3 of Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683, as it has effect in domestic law or, as the case may be,”; (c) in point (k) (definition of “United Kingdom fleet-wide target”)— (i) for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”; (ii) for “all new passenger cars or all new light commercial vehicles” substitute “all new NI passenger cars or all new NI light commercial vehicles”; (d) in point (l) (definition of “test mass”) omit “point 3.2.25 of Annex XXI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, as it has effect in domestic law or, as the case may be,”; (e) after point (p) insert— (pa) “NI passenger cars” and “new NI passenger cars” have the meanings given in Article 2(1A)(a); (pb) “NI light commercial vehicles” and “new NI light commercial vehicles” have the meanings given in Article 2(1A)(b); . (6) In Article 7 (monitoring and reporting of average emissions)— (a) in paragraph 1— (i) for “each new passenger car and each new light commercial vehicle” substitute “each new NI passenger car and each new NI light commercial vehicle”; (ii) for “the United Kingdom”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “Northern Ireland”; (iii) for “passenger cars” substitute “NI passenger cars”; (iv) omit “as it has effect in domestic law, or as the case may be,”; (b) in paragraph 4 for “new passenger cars and of new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI passenger cars and of new NI light commercial vehicles”; (c) in paragraph 11, in both places where it occurs, omit “in domestic law or, as the case may be, as that Regulation has effect”. (7) In Article 8 (excess emissions premium), in paragraph 2, for “new passenger cars or new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI passenger cars or new NI light commercial vehicles”. (8) In Article 9 (publication of performance of manufacturers)— (a) in paragraph 1, in each place where it occurs, for “all new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles registered in the United Kingdom” substitute “all new NI passenger cars and new NI light commercial vehicles registered in Northern Ireland”; (b) in paragraph 3(a) for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”. (9) In Article 10(4) (derogations for certain manufacturers), in point (c), omit “in domestic law or, as the case may be, as that Regulation has effect”. (10) In Article 11 (eco-innovation), in paragraph 1— (a) for “average specific emissions of CO2 of a manufacturer” substitute “CO2 emissions of a new passenger car or a new light commercial vehicle”; (b) for “average specific emissions of CO2 of manufacturers” substitute “CO2 emissions of new passenger cars or new light commercial vehicles”. (11) In Article 15 (review and report), in paragraph 3— (a) for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”; (b) for “passenger cars and light commercial vehicles” substitute “NI passenger cars and NI light commercial vehicles”. (12) In Part A of Annex 1 (specific emissions targets for passenger cars)— (a) in point 4 for “mass in running order (M) of the new passenger cars” substitute “mass in running order (M) of the new NI passenger cars”; (b) in point 6— (i) in each place where it occurs, for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”; (ii) in each place where it occurs, for “registered in 2021” substitute “registered in the United Kingdom in 2021”; (iii) in point 6.0, for “registered in 2020” substitute “registered in the United Kingdom in 2020”; (iv) in point 6.3, for “new passenger cars registered in the relevant calendar year” substitute “new NI passenger cars registered in the relevant calendar year”. (13) In Part B of Annex 1 (specific emissions targets for light commercial vehicles)— (a) in each place where it occurs, for “United Kingdom fleet-wide” substitute “Northern Ireland fleet-wide”; (b) in each place where it occurs, for “registered in 2021” substitute “registered in the United Kingdom in 2021”; (c) in point 4, for “mass (M) of the new light commercial vehicles” substitute “mass (M) of the new NI light commercial vehicles”; (d) in point 6.0, for “registered in 2020” substitute “registered in the United Kingdom in 2020”; (e) in point 6.2.1, for “registered in the relevant calendar year” substitute “registered in Northern Ireland in the relevant calendar year”; (f) in point 6.3.1, in each place where it occurs, for “new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI light commercial vehicles”; (g) in point 6.3.2, in each place where it occurs, for “new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI light commercial vehicles”. (14) In Part A of Annex 2 (collection of data on new passenger cars and determination of CO2 emissions monitoring information)— (a) in the heading, for “new passenger cars” substitute “new NI passenger cars”; (b) in point 1— (i) for “new passenger car” substitute “new NI passenger car”; (ii) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”; (c) in point 2 for “passenger car” substitute “NI passenger car”; (d) in point 3— (i) in point 3(a) for “new passenger cars subject to GB type-approval, UK (NI) type-approval” substitute “new NI passenger cars subject to UK (NI) type-approval”; (ii) in point 3(b) for “passenger cars” substitute “NI passenger cars”; (iii) in point 3(c) omit “GB type-approval of small series and”. (15) In Part B of Annex 2 (format for the transmission of data)— (a) omit “GB type-approval,”; (b) omit “GB type-approval of small series and”. (16) In Part A of Annex 3 (collection of data on new light commercial vehicles and determination of CO2 emissions monitoring information)— (a) in the heading, for “new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI light commercial vehicles”; (b) in point 1.1, in the words before point (a)— (i) omit “GB type-approved,”; (ii) for “new light commercial vehicle” substitute “new NI light commercial vehicle”; (iii) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”; (c) in point 1.1(q) omit “in domestic law or, as the case may be, as that Regulation has effect”; (d) in point 1.2.1.2, omit “in domestic law or, as the case may be, as that Regulation has effect”; (e) in point 1.2.2, in both places where it occurs, omit “in domestic law or, as the case may be, as that Regulation has effect”; (f) in point 1.2.4, in both places where it occurs, omit “in domestic law or, as the case may be, as that Regulation has effect”; (g) in point 1.2.4, omit “GB type-approval,”; (h) in point 2, for “light commercial vehicle” substitute “NI light commercial vehicle”; (i) in point 3— (i) in each place where it occurs, for “new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI light commercial vehicles”; (ii) omit “GB type-approval,”; (iii) omit “GB type-approval of small series and”. (17) In Part B of Annex 3 (methodology for determining CO2 monitoring information for new light commercial vehicles)— (a) in each place where it occurs, including the heading and cross-heading, for “new light commercial vehicles” substitute “new NI light commercial vehicles”; (b) in point 1— (i) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland”; (ii) omit “GB type-approval,”; (iii) omit “GB type-approval of small series and”. (18) In Part C of Annex 3 (formats for transmission of data)— (a) in Section 1— (i) omit “GB type-approval,”; (ii) omit “GB type-approval of small series and”; (b) in Section 2, in note (2) omit “GB type-approval of small series or”.

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111 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 725/2011 (eco-innovation for passenger cars)

(1) Regulation (EU) 725/2011 is amended as follows. (2) In Article 11(1), for “benefit from a reduction of its average specific CO2 emissions for the purpose meeting its specific emissions target by means of the CO2 savings from an eco-innovation” substitute “demonstrate certified CO2 savings from an eco-innovation”. (3) In Article 12(2), for “decide not to take the certified CO2 savings into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of that manufacturer for the following calendar year” substitute— — (a) in relation to Northern Ireland, decide not to take the certified CO2 savings into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of that manufacturer for the following calendar year; and (b) in relation to Great Britain, give notice of that fact to the administrator of the Non-Zero Emission Car CO2 Trading Scheme, for the purposes of article 36(3) of the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 (measuring activity in the scheme) . (4) In Article 12(3), after “taken into account”, insert “under point (a) of paragraph 2, or in relation to whom a notice is given under point (b) of that paragraph,”.

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