Singapore legislation

Regulation 31

of Carbon Pricing (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) Regulations 2018

Regulation 31

Requirements for lead verifier

To be a lead verifier, an individual must have all of the following:

(a)

knowledge and experience of industrial greenhouse gas related processes and measurement within which the facility operates and the potential greenhouse gas emission sources;

(b)

either —

(i)

have conducted verification of GHG emissions on at least 3 completed verification engagements at a reasonable level of assurance over the past 4 years; or

(ii)

have, as a lead verifier or equivalent, completed in the past 3 years at least one verification engagement of GHG emissions reporting at a reasonable level of assurance in a jurisdiction specified by the Agency that requires the measurement and reporting of GHG emissions;

(c)

knowledge of the computation methodologies of emission sources and greenhouse gases specified in relevant international standards or guidelines;

(d)

knowledge of the regulatory requirements in Singapore relating to greenhouse gas measurement, reporting and verification; (e)the ability to assess the scope of verification activities required in order to substantiate a reasonable level of assurance;

(f)

the ability to oversee and manage the verification process and reporting, having sufficient knowledge to assess the quality and completeness of verification activities performed.