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The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2015-02-16
Last updated 2020-12-31
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Paragraph 1A is inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and is amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and by S.I. 2007/1388.

7

1994 c. 39. Section 2 is amended by paragraph 232(1) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

10

OJ No L 150, 20.5.2014, p 195.

11

OJ No L 333, 19.12.2007, p 4.

12

OJ No L 335, 20.12.2007, p 10.

13

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 3.

14

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 12.

15

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 17.

16

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 21. There is a relevant corrigendum (OJ No L 280, 23.10.2008, p 38).

17

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 25.

18

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 28.

19

1964 c. 29. Section 1(7) is amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23) and section 103 of the Energy Act 2011 (c. 16). Areas have been designated under section 1(7) by S.I. 1987/1265 (as amended by S.I. 2000/3062) and 2013/3162.

20

2009 c. 23. A designation has been made by S.I. 2013/3161.

22

1979 c. 2. Section 170 is amended by section 114(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), section 12(1) and (6) of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), section 293(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), paragraph 8(5) of Part 2 of Schedule 17 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), and section 111(4) and (5) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), and by S.I. 1996/2686, 2004/702 and 2005/1966.

23

1995 c. 25. Section 108 is amended by Schedule 3 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), section 55(7) to (9) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), section 53 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), section 46(2) of, and paragraph 5(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 43(1) and (10)(a) of Part 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), by S.I. 2000/1973, 2010/675 and 2013/755, and by S.S.I. 2000/323 and 2006/181.

25

S.I. 2002/1355, amended by S.I. 2005/2055 and 2011/982. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

26

S.I. 2005/2055, amended by S.I. 2011/983. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

27

1971 c. 80. See section 1 and Schedule 1, which was amended by section 1 of the St. Andrew’s Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 2).

28

S.I. 1999/2001, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

31

1995 c. 46. Section 70 is amended by section 10(6) of the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 5), section 28 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), section 66(1) and (3) to (12) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) and section 6(4) of the Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Act 2013 (c. 21), and by S.I. 2001/1149.

32

1925 c. 86. Section 33 is amended by Schedule 6 to the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (c. 55), Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23) and paragraph 71 of Schedule 8 and Schedule 10, to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).

33

1980 c. 43. Schedule 3 is amended by section 25(2) of, and Schedule 13 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), and paragraph 51(13) of Part 2 of Schedule 3, and Part 4 of Schedule 37 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44).

36

S.I. 2010/1513, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

38

S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90), to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

The persons are—

  • (a) ABB Limited (Company Number: 03780764);
  • (b) Alstom Grid UK Limited (Company Number: 04955841);
  • (c) EA Technology Limited (Company Number: 02566313);
  • (d) Electricity Northwest Limited (Company Number: 02366949);
  • (e) Lucy Switchgear Limited (Company Number: 01179461);
  • (f) National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (Company Number: 02366977);
  • (g) Schneider Electric Limited (Company Number: 02886434);
  • (h) Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution Limited (Company Number: SC213459);
  • (i) Scottish Power Energy Network Holdings Limited (Company Number: SC389555);
  • (j) Siemens Transmission and Distribution Limited (Company Number: 00631825);
  • (k) UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited (Company Number: 03870728);
  • (l) Western Power Distribution (East Midlands) plc (Company Number: 02366923);
  • (m) Western Power Distribution (South Wales) plc (Company Number: 02366985);
  • (n) Western Power Distribution (South West) plc (Company Number: 02366894);
  • (o) Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) plc (Company Number: 03600574).

Editorial notes

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1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) is amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions in or as regards Scotland. Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Wales.

42

OJ No L 318, 5.11.2014, p 5.

43

OJ No L 332, 18.12.2007, p 25.

44

Paragraph 1A is inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and is amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and by S.I. 2007/1388.

46

1994 c. 39. Section 2 is amended by paragraph 232(1) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

49

OJ No L 150, 20.5.2014, p 195.

50

OJ No L 333, 19.12.2007, p 4.

51

OJ No L 335, 20.12.2007, p 10.

52

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 12.

53

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 21. There is a relevant corrigendum (OJ No L 280, 23.10.2008, p 38).

54

OJ No L 92, 3.4.2008, p 25.

55

1964 c. 29. Section 1(7) is amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23) and section 103 of the Energy Act 2011 (c. 16). Areas have been designated under section 1(7) by S.I. 1987/1265 (as amended by S.I. 2000/3062) and 2013/3162.

56

2009 c. 23. A designation has been made by S.I. 2013/3161.

58

1979 c. 2. Section 170 is amended by section 114(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), section 12(1) and (6) of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), section 293(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), paragraph 8(5) of Part 2 of Schedule 17 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), and section 111(4) and (5) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), and by S.I. 1996/2686, 2004/702 and 2005/1966.

59

1995 c. 25. Section 108 is amended by Schedule 3 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), section 55(7) to (9) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), section 53 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), section 46(2) of, and paragraph 5(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 43(1) and (10)(a) of Part 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), by S.I. 2000/1973, 2010/675 and 2013/755, and by S.S.I. 2000/323 and 2006/181.

61

S.I. 2002/1355, amended by S.I. 2005/2055 and 2011/982. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

62

S.I. 2005/2055, amended by S.I. 2011/983. There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.

63

1971 c. 80. See section 1 and Schedule 1, which was amended by section 1 of the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 2).

67

1925 c. 86. Section 33 is amended by Schedule 6 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 (c. 55), Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23) and paragraph 71 of Schedule 8 and Schedule 10, to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).

68

1980 c. 43. Schedule 3 is amended by section 25(2) of, and Schedule 13 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), and paragraph 51(13) of Part 2 of Schedule 3, and Part 4 of Schedule 37 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44).

71

S.I. 2010/1513, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

73

S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90), to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

74

S.I. 2009/261, amended by S.I. 2010/1513, 2011/1043, 2012/2897 and 2013/755.

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Reg. 3(2)(b)-(l) substituted for reg. 3(2)(b)-(j) (22.2.2018) by The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/98), regs. 1(2), 5(3)

123

Words in reg. 25(11)(c)(iii) substituted (22.2.2018) by The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/98), regs. 1(2), 20(7)(c)

148

This version of this provision applies to England and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Wales and Northern Ireland only

149

This version of this provision applies to Wales and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Scotland only

152

1979 c. 2. Section 170 is amended by section 114(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), section 12(1) and (6) of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), section 293(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), paragraph 8(5) of Part 2 of Schedule 17 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), and section 111(4) and (5) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), and by S.I. 1996/2686, 2004/702 and 2005/1966.

153

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

154

This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

157

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

158

This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

169

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

170

This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

182

Words in reg. 31 substituted (E.W.S.) (22.2.2018) by The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/98), regs. 1(2), 26

Citation, commencement and extent

Service of notices

5A

  • (1) This regulation applies to the service of notices under these Regulations, subject to any specific provision made in these Regulations for a particular type of notice.
  • (2) A notice takes effect when served.
  • (3) A notice may be served on a person by—
  • (a) handing it to the person;
  • (b) leaving it at the person’s proper address;
  • (c) sending it by post to the person at that address;
  • (d) subject to paragraph (9), sending it to the person by electronic means.
  • (4) A notice to a body corporate may be given to an officer of that body.
  • (5) A notice to a partnership may be given to a partner or a person who has the control or management of the partnership business.
  • (6) For the purposes of this regulation, and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (references to service by post) in its application to this regulation, the proper address of a person is—
  • (a) in the case of a body corporate or one of its officers, the address of the body’s registered or principal office;
  • (b) in the case of a partnership, a partner or person having the control or management of the partnership business, the address of the principal office of the partnership;
  • (c) in any other case, the person’s last known address.
  • (7) For the purposes of paragraph (6), the principal office of a company registered outside the United Kingdom, or of a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom, is its principal office within the United Kingdom.
  • (8) If a person has specified an address in the United Kingdom, other than the person’s proper address within the meaning of paragraph (6), as the one at which the person or someone on the person’s behalf will accept notices of the same description as a notice under these Regulations, that address is also treated for the purposes of this regulation and section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 as the person’s proper address.
  • (9) A notice may be sent to a person by electronic means only if—
  • (a) the person has indicated that notices of the same description as a notice under these Regulations may be given to the person by being sent to an electronic address and in an electronic form specified for that purpose, and
  • (b) the notice is sent to that address in that form.
  • (10) A notice sent to a person by electronic means is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been given at 9 a.m. on the working day immediately following the day on which it was sent.
  • (11) In this regulation—
  • “electronic address” means any number or address used for the purposes of sending or receiving documents or information by electronic means;

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