Land criteria25
1
Schedule A224 is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph 3(1) substitute—
1
Fuel meets the land criteria if—
a
in the case of bioliquid, the biomaterial from which the fuel was made was—
i
waste;
ii
residue (other than residue from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries or forestry); or
iii
obtained from a permitted source;
b
in all other cases, the biomaterial from which the fuel was made was—
i
waste;
ii
residue (other than residue from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries or forestry);
iii
obtained from a permitted source;
iv
energy crops in respect of which financial assistance was paid under the Energy Crops Regulations 200025, or under an equivalent financial assistance scheme, or
v
added to the fuel for an exempt purpose.
3
After paragraph 3(8) insert—
8A
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(v), biomaterial is added to a fuel for an exempt purpose if—
a
it is added to the fuel—
i
to act as a binding agent, or
ii
to reduce the emissions of dust, carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide from the use of the fuel; and
b
it does not exceed 2% by weight of the fuel.