§ 15 — Inaccuracies, etc., in emissions reports and monitoring plans identified by registered person

15.—(1) Where a registered person discovers any error or omission in any emissions report or monitoring plan prepared by the registered person (whether or not already approved by the Agency), the registered person must notify the Agency of the error or omission within 7 working days after the discovery and provide the following in the notification:(a)

a description of —(i)

the error or omission, and the correction that is to be made or, where applicable, that has been made; and

(ii)

the circumstances that led to the error or omission;

(b)

where applicable, the GHG emissions of the business facility of the registered person to which the emissions report relates, and their respective amounts, represented by the error or omission.

(2) Upon receipt of a notification under subsection (1), the Agency may in writing direct the registered person to resubmit for the Agency’s approval, within the period specified in the direction or a longer time as the Agency may allow in any particular case, a rectified or recomputed emissions report or monitoring plan that incorporates corrections specified by the Agency in the direction; and the registered person must comply with the direction.

(3) The Agency may, in the direction under subsection (2), also require, as the case may be —(a)

the rectified or recomputed emissions report to be verified by an accredited external auditor; or

(b)

the rectified or recomputed monitoring plan to be assessed by an external auditor,

and for the registered person to submit a report of the verification by the accredited external auditor, or the assessment by the external auditor to the Agency, together with the rectified or recomputed emissions report or monitoring plan.

—(1) Where a registered person discovers any error or omission in any emissions report or monitoring plan prepared by the registered person (whether or not already approved by the Agency), the registered person must notify the Agency of the error or omission within 7 working days after the discovery and provide the following in the notification:(a)

a description of —(i)

the error or omission, and the correction that is to be made or, where applicable, that has been made; and

(ii)

the circumstances that led to the error or omission;

(b)

where applicable, the GHG emissions of the business facility of the registered person to which the emissions report relates, and their respective amounts, represented by the error or omission.

(2) Upon receipt of a notification under subsection (1), the Agency may in writing direct the registered person to resubmit for the Agency’s approval, within the period specified in the direction or a longer time as the Agency may allow in any particular case, a rectified or recomputed emissions report or monitoring plan that incorporates corrections specified by the Agency in the direction; and the registered person must comply with the direction.

(3) The Agency may, in the direction under subsection (2), also require, as the case may be —(a)

the rectified or recomputed emissions report to be verified by an accredited external auditor; or

(b)

the rectified or recomputed monitoring plan to be assessed by an external auditor,

and for the registered person to submit a report of the verification by the accredited external auditor, or the assessment by the external auditor to the Agency, together with the rectified or recomputed emissions report or monitoring plan.