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The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Regulations 2017

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Amendments to Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009

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9.—(1) Article 54 (information to be provided to the Authority where electricity is generated from biomass) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4)—

(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “and”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (e)(v) for “softwood.” substitute “softwood; and”;

(c)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

(f)where the biomass was bioliquid used in a generating station on or after 1st January 2018, its energy content produced from each of the following categories of crop—

(i)starch-rich crops;

(ii)sugars;

(iii)oil crops;

(iv)any other crops grown as a main crop primarily for energy purposes on agricultural land..

(3) In paragraph (10)—

(a)at the end of the definition of “protected or threatened species” omit “and”;

(b)in the definition of “saw log” for “sawmill.” substitute “sawmill; and”;

(c)after the definition of “saw log” insert—

“starch-rich crops” includes—

(a)

cereals (regardless of whether only the grains are used or the whole plant (such as in the case of green maize) is used);

(b)

tubers and root crops (such as potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, cassava and yams); and

(c)

corm crops (such as taro and cocoyam)..

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