UK Statutory Instrument SI 2015 United Kingdom

The Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015

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Enforced by
Environment Agency
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 9 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator5 Any Person3

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.002 Interpretation
Part 2

Emissions limit duty

0 of 6 sections shown
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 Application of emissions limit duty to additional cases
s.004 Modification of emissions limit
s.005 Associated gasification plant
s.006 Exemption for complete carbon capture and storage system
s.007 EPS annual emissions
s.008 EPS annual emissions: reduction for CHPQA
s.009 Emissions limit notification duty Regulated
  • Notify Environment Agency of fossil fuel plant emissions detailsOperator
s.010 CCS notification Regulated
  • Notify the Environment Agency when a CCS system is readyOperator
s.011 EPS annual emissions notification Regulated
  • Notify Environment Agency if carbon emissions exceed your annual limitOperator
s.012 Charges Regulated
  • Pay EPS charges imposed by the Environment AgencyOperator
s.014 Enforcement notices Regulated
  • Comply with Environment Agency enforcement noticesOperator
s.015 Civil penalty notices Prosecution
  • Exceed the emissions limit dutyAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.016 Directions under section 59(2) of the Act Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must adjust emissions limits based on government directionsStatutory regulator
s.018 Publication of information Regulated
  • Public disclosure of enforcement and civil penaltiesAny Person
s.019 Enforcement by the High Court Regulated
  • Fail to comply with an Emissions Performance Standard noticeAny Person
13 other provisions
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Application of emissions limit duty to additional cases (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Modification of emissions limit (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Associated gasification plant (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Exemption for complete carbon capture and storage system (opens in a new tab)
s.007 EPS annual emissions (opens in a new tab)
s.008 EPS annual emissions: reduction for CHPQA (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Information notices
s.017 Appeals
s.020 Amendment of the GGETS Regulations
s.021 Documents
s.documents Documents

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