The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Ongoing obligations: metering

39.—(1) This regulation applies to a participant (“P”) where the Department has provided a metering statement for an accredited domestic plant.

(2) P must ensure that—

(a) the heat generated by the plant is metered from the date on which the Department provides the metering statement until the tariff end date;

(b) eligible meters are positioned in accordance with the paragraph of regulation 15 or 16 specified in the metering statement; and

(c) if the Department has authorised a metering arrangement, each eligible meter identified in that arrangement is located as identified in that arrangement.

(3) P must keep each eligible meter which is required under a metering statement for the accredited domestic plant—

(a) in good working order; and

(b) positioned in accordance with the paragraph of regulation 15 or 16 specified in the metering statement.

(4) The Department may request that P provide meter readings and other data from all eligible meters required by these Regulations.

(5) Any meter readings or other data requested under paragraph (4) must be provided by P—

(a) in such form as the Department may request; and

(b) by the date (if any) specified by the Department or at such regular intervals as the Department may request to enable it to discharge its functions under these Regulations.

(6) Nothing in this regulation prevents the Department from accepting further data from a participant, if the Department considers it appropriate to do so.