38. Where a SROC certifying the matters within section 32B(3) or (5) of the Act is to be issued in relation to a generating station which is not located on land and the confirmation required by article 36(1)(a) has been or is to be given in relation to the electricity generated or to be generated by that station, the person to whom the SROC is to be issued must confirm to the Authority in writing that the generating station to which the SROC relates is connected directly to a transmission or distribution system in Great Britain and the electricity in respect of which it is to be issued cannot be or have been conveyed to Great Britain through an electricity interconnector.