How to get a permit
Installations in Scotland which are participating in the EU
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must use the permit
application.
Operators of installations covered by the scheme must apply to
their regulator to obtain a permit using the appropriate permit
application form. The permit will contain conditions that have to
be complied with in respect of emissions of carbon dioxide,
including monitoring and reporting requirements.
The distinction between permits and allowances should be noted:
a permit needs to be held to enable allowances to be allocated to
your installation if covered by the scheme, but it does not
determine the actual amount allocated.
The Greenhouse Gas Permit application is available for download
from the Forms page. Other permit
related application forms available on the Forms page include:
- ETS9 application for a variation to a permit
- ES10 application to surrender a permit
- ETS 11 application to transfer one or more Schedule 1 processes
to another operator
The permit application should be signed and sent in hard copy to
SEPA.
For the rest of the UK, permits will be issued by the: