17 When can a certificate be created? S. 17(1) amended by Nos 34/2022 s. 30, 15/2025 s. 8. (1) A certificate can only be created if the prescribed activity has been undertaken on or after the commencement of the VEET scheme and before 1 January 2046. (2) A certificate must be created not later than 6 months after the end of the year in which the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that results from the prescribed activity occurs. (3) Regulations made under section 75 may— (a) specify for the purposes of subsection (1) when a prescribed activity is to be taken to have been undertaken; (b) specify for the purposes of subsection (2) when a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is taken to have occurred with respect to a prescribed activity; (c) specify whether an accredited person must create all certificates in respect of a prescribed activity at the same time; (d) prescribe conditions or circumstances under which a certificate cannot be created.

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