Recognition of CHPGOsI110
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For the purposes of the regulation a public authority means any Northern Ireland Minister, government department, public body of any description or any person holding public office.
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Subject to paragraph (4), a public authority must recognise, as proof of the matters referred to in Schedule 2, a CHPGO which has been issued—
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in a member State in accordance with article 14(10) of the Energy Efficiency Directive; or
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in Great Britain in accordance with the Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from High-efficiency Cogeneration Regulations 2007 .
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A public authority is not required to recognise, to the extent referred to in paragraph (3), a CHPGO issued outside Northern Ireland if—
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it has been requested to refuse or withdraw such recognition by the authority which issued or supervised the issue of the CHPGO; or
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on the basis of objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria, it is satisfied that the CHPGO should not have been issued or that refusal of recognition is necessary for the prevention of fraud.
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Nothing in this regulation shall require a public authority to satisfy itself that a CHPGO issued in F7a Member State or Great Britain has been properly issued.