Output-Based Pricing System Regulations

Marginal note:Conditions of issuance

• 28 (1) The Minister must issue the permit to use a quantification method other than one prescribed in these Regulations if

  • (a) the person responsible for the covered facility establishes that, at the time of the application, it is not technically or economically feasible to use the prescribed method or guideline;

  • (b) the person responsible for the covered facility demonstrates that the quantification method being proposed is at least as rigorous as the prescribed method or guideline and provides equivalent results to those that would have been obtained from the prescribed method or guideline;

  • (c) the person responsible for the covered facility provides a plan describing measures that will be taken to enable the use of the prescribed method or guideline and the implementation period for that plan, up to a maximum of two years; and

  • (d) the requested term of the permit does not exceed the period for which the permit is necessary.

• Marginal note:Period of validity

  (2) The term of the permit must not exceed 24 months.

• Marginal note:Grounds for refusing permit

  (3) The Minister must refuse to issue a permit if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant has provided false or misleading information in support of their application.

• Marginal note:Renewal

  (4) The permit can only be renewed once.