In Article 3 -

(a) in the first sentence omit "Article 3 of Directive 2003/87/EC and";

(b) before paragraph (1), insert -

"(A1) 'the 2012 Regulations' means the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012;";

(c) in paragraph (2), for "harmonised standards, within the meaning of point 9 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008" substitute "EN ISO 14065:2013 [ISO 14065:2013 specifies principles and requirements for bodies that undertake validation or verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) assertions, available at https://www.iso.org/standard/60168.html. Copy available for inspection at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy at 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom.]";

(d) in paragraph (3), omit the words "or a natural person otherwise authorised, without prejudice to Article 5(2) of that Regulation,";

(e) after paragraph (4), insert -

"(4a) 'aircraft operator' means the person who operates an aircraft at the time it performs an aviation activity or, where that person is not known or is not identified by the owner of the aircraft, the owner of the aircraft;