Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Commencement: 1st January 2025
Amends: The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023
Mini Summary
The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 establishes a series of trading schemes to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and vans.
Duties
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
Amendment
The Vehicle Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2023 is extended to include Northern Ireland, with a number of assimilated laws revoked and updated to enable this.
Additional changes are made, including to:
- remove the range condition in the definition of zero emission vehicles for hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles;
- remove the cap on credits a manufacturer can earn for registration of Special Purpose Vehicles (vehicles with specialised functions such as ambulances and fire engines);
- establish financial penalties for providing false or misleading information; and
- remove the need for low-volume manufacturers to provide both hard and electronic copies of applications.