The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

[F1 Costs of the Authority and the Great Britain authority N.I.

55B.— (1) A renewables obligation order may provide for amounts received by the Authority by virtue of Article 55 to be used by the Authority—

(a) to make payments into the Consolidated Fund in respect of costs (or a proportion of costs) which have been or are expected to be incurred by the Authority in connection with the performance of its functions conferred by or under Articles 52 to 55F, or

(b) to make payments to the Great Britain authority in respect of costs (or a proportion of costs) which have been or are expected to be incurred by that authority in connection with the performance of its functions conferred by or under section 32 to 32M of the Electricity Act 1989.

(2) A renewables obligation order—

(a) may exclude amounts of a specified description from being used as mentioned in paragraph (1);

(b) may prevent the Authority using amounts to make payments in respect of costs of a specified description.]

F1 Arts. 52-55F substituted (1.2.2009) for arts. 52-55 by Energy (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/35), art. 2 (with art. 4)