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Finance (No. 2) Bill
Schedule 40 — Climate change levy: supplies subject to carbon price support rates etc
Part 2 — New provision having effect from 1 April 2013

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(i)   

is not used as mentioned in paragraph 24A(1)(b) or

24B(1)(b) (as the case may be), and

(ii)   

is removed from the site at which the station is

situated or from the CHPQA site of the station (as

the case may be);

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(bb)   

after—

(i)   

a determination is made under regulations falling

within paragraph 24B(3) that a quantity, or a

proportion of a quantity, of a carbon price support

rate commodity is referable to the production of

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electricity, and

(ii)   

it is accordingly determined that the quantity or

proportion of a quantity is the subject of a deemed

supply under paragraph 24B,

   

it is determined that the quantity or proportion of a

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quantity was not referable to the production of electricity;

(bc)   

after an amount is determined to be payable by way of levy

on a deemed supply under paragraph 24A or 24B, it is

determined that that amount is too high;”.

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In paragraph 146 (regulations) in sub-paragraph (3)—

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(a)   

for “14(3),” substitute “5(2A), 14(2),”, and

(b)   

after “16,” insert “17(1B),”.

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In paragraph 147 (definitions)—

(a)   

at the appropriate places, insert—

““carbon price support rate commodity” means any

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taxable commodity other than electricity;”,

““CHPQA certificate” has the same meaning as in the

Climate Change Levy (Combined Heat and Power

Stations) Exemption Certificate Regulations 2001 (S.I.

2001/486);”,

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““exempt unlicensed electricity supplier” has the

meaning given by paragraph 152A;”,

““Great Britain” includes the territorial waters of the

United Kingdom so far as adjacent to Great Britain;”,

““small generating station” has the meaning given by

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paragraph 152B;”, and

““stand-by generator” means a generating station

which—

(a)   

is used to provide an emergency electricity

supply to a building in the event of a failure of

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the building’s usual electricity supply, and

(b)   

is not used for any other purpose;”, and

(b)   

in the definition of “prescribed”—

(i)   

for “14(3),” substitute “5(2A), 14(2),”, and

(ii)   

after “16(3)” insert “, 17(1B)”.

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After paragraph 152 insert—

“Meaning of “exempt unlicensed electricity supplier”

152A  (1)  

In this Schedule “exempt unlicensed electricity supplier” means a

person—

(a)   

to whom an exemption from section 4(1)(c) of the

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Electricity Act 1989 (persons supplying electricity to

premises) has been granted by an order under section 5 of

that Act, or

(b)   

to whom an exemption from Article 8(1)(c) of the

Electricity Supply (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 has been

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granted by an order under Article 9 of that Order,

           

except where the person is acting otherwise than for purposes

connected with the carrying on of activities authorised by the

exemption.

      (2)  

Sub-paragraph (1) applies subject to—

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(a)   

any direction under paragraph 151(1), and

(b)   

any regulations under paragraph 151(2).

Meaning of “small generating station”

152B  (1)  

In this Schedule “small generating station” means a generating

station the capacity of which for producing electricity is no more

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than 2 megawatts.

      (2)  

Sub-paragraph (3) applies if a relevant station (“station X”) is one

of a number of relevant stations which—

(a)   

are situated in the United Kingdom, and

(b)   

are owned by P or persons connected with P.

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      (3)  

In applying sub-paragraph (1) in relation to station X, the

reference to the capacity of a generating station is to be read as a

reference to the capacity of station X and all the other relevant

stations mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) taken together.

      (4)  

In sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) “relevant station” means a

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generating station which is neither an exempt CHP station nor a

stand-by generator.

      (5)  

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b)—

(a)   

“P” is the person who owns station X, and

(b)   

section 1122 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (“connected”

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persons) applies.

      (6)  

Sub-paragraph (7) applies if the scheme in relation to which the

CHPQA certificate of an exempt CHP station (“station Y”) is

issued covers other exempt CHP stations as well.

      (7)  

In applying sub-paragraph (1) in relation to station Y, the

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reference to the capacity of a generating station is to be read as a

reference to the capacity of station Y and all the other exempt CHP

stations mentioned in sub-paragraph (6) taken together.

 
 

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      (8)  

In this paragraph “exempt CHP station” means a fully exempt

combined heat and power station or a partly exempt combined

heat and power station.”

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Regulation 5 of the Climate Change Levy (Electricity and Gas) Regulations

2001 (S.I. 2001/1136) is amended as follows.

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      (2)  

In paragraph (1) for “paragraph 14(2) of the Act (exemption: certain supplies

to electricity producers)” substitute “paragraphs 5(2A), 14(2) and 17(1B) of

the Act (which contain references to exempt unlicensed electricity

suppliers)”.

      (3)  

In paragraph (2)(a) for “14(4)” substitute “152A(1)”.

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      (4)  

The amendments made by this paragraph are to be treated as having been

made by the Treasury under the powers to make regulations conferred by

paragraphs 5(2A), 14(2) and 17(1B) of Schedule 6 to FA 2000.

Commencement

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The amendments made by this Part of this Schedule are treated as having

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come into force on 26 March 2013.

22    (1)  

The amendments made by paragraph 6(2) and (3) above have effect for the

purpose of determining if a supply of gas or electricity is exempt from levy

where the gas or electricity is actually supplied on or after 1 April 2013.

           

“Gas” means gas in a gaseous state that is of a kind supplied by a gas utility.

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      (2)  

Those amendments are to have effect for the purpose of determining if any

other supply is exempt from levy where the supply is treated as taking place

on or after 1 April 2013.

      (3)  

The amendments made by paragraph 8 above have effect for the purpose of

determining if a supply of electricity is exempt from levy where the

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electricity is caused to be consumed on or after 1 April 2013.

      (4)  

The amendment made by paragraph 10 above has effect in relation to carbon

price support rate commodities which are brought onto, or arrive at, sites on

or after 1 April 2013.

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Carbon price support rates from 1 April 2014

23    (1)  

In paragraph 42A of Schedule 6 to FA 2000 (as inserted by paragraph 14

above) for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

    “(3)  

The carbon price support rates are as follows.

 

Carbon price support

Carbon price support

 

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rate commodity

rate

 
 

Any gas in a gaseous

£0.00175 per kilowatt

 
 

state that is of a kind

hour

 
 

supplied by a gas

  
 

utility

  

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Carbon price support

Carbon price support

 
 

rate commodity

rate

 
 

Any petroleum gas, or

£0.02822 per kilogram

 
 

other gaseous

  
 

hydrocarbon, in a

  

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liquid state

  
 

Any commodity

£0.85489 per

 
 

falling within

gigajoule”

 
 

paragraph 3(1)(d) to

  
 

(f)

  

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      (2)  

The amendment made by this paragraph has effect in relation to supplies

treated as taking place on or after 1 April 2014 but before 1 April 2015.

Part 4

Carbon price support rates from 1 April 2015

24    (1)  

In paragraph 42A of Schedule 6 to FA 2000 (as inserted by paragraph 14

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above) for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

    “(3)  

The carbon price support rates are as follows.

 

Carbon price support

Carbon price support

 
 

rate commodity

rate

 
 

Any gas in a gaseous

£0.00334 per kilowatt

 

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state that is of a kind

hour

 
 

supplied by a gas

  
 

utility

  
 

Any petroleum gas, or

£0.05307 per kilogram

 
 

other gaseous

  

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hydrocarbon, in a

  
 

liquid state

  
 

Any commodity

£1.62534 per

 
 

falling within

gigajoule”

 
 

paragraph 3(1)(d) to

  

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(f)

  

      (2)  

The amendment made by this paragraph has effect in relation to supplies

treated as taking place on or after 1 April 2015.

 
 

 
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