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

Revocation of accreditation

50.—(1) Where the Department is satisfied that—

(a) there is or has been a serious or repeated failure by a participant to comply with an ongoing obligation;

(b) there has been a failure to comply with a notice under regulation 49(2); or

(c) an accredited domestic plant has been given accreditation wholly or partly as a result of the provision of information which was incorrect in a material particular,

the Department may take one or more of the steps set out in paragraph (2).

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies the Department may—

(a) revoke the accreditation for the relevant accredited domestic plant; or

(b) revoke the accreditation for any other accredited domestic plants owned by that participant.

(3) Before revoking accreditation the Department must send the participant a notice specifying—

(a) the reason for the intended revocation of accreditation including details of the respect in which the participant has failed to comply or details of the incorrect information;

(b) an explanation of the effect of the revocation; and

(c) details of the participant’s right of review.

(4) where accreditation of an accredited domestic plant has been revoked, the Department—

(a) may reject any further accreditation application for a plant owned by the same person; and

(b) must, if the Department has given registration for a metering and monitoring agreement relating to the accredited domestic plant, withdraw that registration.