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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Northern Ireland Statutory Rule: The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 No. 396
12.—(1) The requirements referred to in regulation 4(b) are—
(a)installation of the plant was completed and the plant was first commissioned on or after 1st September 2010;
(b)the plant was new at the time of installation;
(c)the plant uses liquid or steam as a medium for delivering heat to the space, liquid or process;
(d)heat generated by the plant is used for an eligible purpose.
(2) The requirements of paragraph (1)(a) and (b) are deemed to be satisfied where the plant was previously generating electricity only, using solid biomass or biogas, and was first commissioned as a CHP system on or after 1st September 2010;
(3) But the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) and (b) are not satisfied where the plant was previously generating heat only and was first commissioned as a CHP system on or after 1st September 2010.
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