26.—(1) No person may carry out a regulated activity at an installation in a scheme year unless the operator of the installation holds a greenhouse gas emissions permit or a hospital or small emitter permit for the installation that authorises the regulated activity to be carried out.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a regulated activity carried out at an installation in a scheme year for which the installation is an ultra-small emitter.
(3) Schedule 6 (which provides for applications for greenhouse gas emissions permits and generally for permits) has effect.
(4) Schedule 7 (which provides for hospitals and small emitters) has effect.
(5) Schedule 8 (which provides for ultra-small emitters) has effect.
27. Where the operator of an installation holds a greenhouse gas emissions permit, the operator must surrender allowances in accordance with the surrender condition of the permit for each scheme year (or part of a scheme year) that the permit is in force.