PART 9Provision of information, functions of the Authority and modification of this Order in relation to microgenerators in certain circumstances

Revocation, transitional and savings

61.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the following Orders are revoked–

(a)the 2007 Order; and

(b)the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008(1).

(2) The 2007 Order is to continue to apply in relation to–

(a)the issue and revocation of SROCs under it in respect of electricity generated before 1st April 2009, and anything which falls to be done or determined (whether by the Authority or some other person) in relation to such issue or revocation;

(b)any obligations or requirements imposed by it on an electricity supplier, an operator of a generating station or some other person in respect of the obligation period ending on 31st March 2009, and anything which falls to be done or determined (whether by the supplier, the generator or some other person) in relation to any such obligations and requirements; and

(c)any obligations and functions of the Authority in respect of that obligation period, and anything which falls to be done or determined (whether by the Authority or some other person) in relation to it.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing–

(a)article 35 of the 2007 Order is to continue to apply so as to enable the Authority to request information in respect of electricity generated in the obligation period ending on 31st March 2009;

(b)Schedule 1 to the 2007 Order is to continue to apply in relation to that obligation period.

(4) For the purpose of article 13(2)–

(a) SROCs issued under the 2007 Order in respect of electricity supplied in the obligation period ending on 31st March 2009; and

(b)certificates issued under the Renewables Obligation Order 2006(2) or the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2007(3) in respect of electricity supplied in the period corresponding to that obligation period,

may be produced to the Authority by a designated electricity supplier in discharge of up to 25 per cent of its renewables obligation in respect of the obligation period ending on 31st March 2010.

(5) In this article, “obligation period” (except the reference to the obligation period ending on 31st March 2010 in paragraph (4)) and “ SROCs” have the same meaning as in the 2007 Order.

(3)

S.R. (N.I.) 2007 No. 104 Articles 2(1) and 16 were amended by S.R.(N.I.) 2007 No. 440.