39(1)Section 32 of that Act (electricity from non-fossil fuel sources) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.
(2)After subsection (2) (result to be secured by arrangements made pursuant to an order under subsection (1)) there shall be inserted—
“(2A)For the purposes of this section—
(a)combined heat and power stations generally; and
(b)combined heat and power stations of any particular description,
are to be taken as being particular descriptions of non-fossil fuel generating stations.
(2B)A particular description of combined heat and power stations may be described by reference to, or by reference to matters which include—
(a)the heat or, as the case may be, the steam or heated air or water to be supplied from the station to any premises;
(b)any premises to which any such heat, steam or heated air or water is to be supplied (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the use to which any such premises are put);
(c)the means or method by which any such heat, steam or heated air or water is to be supplied to any premises (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any system or network of supply or distribution); or
(d)the arrangements (including financial or contractual arrangements) under which any such heat, steam or heated air or water is to be supplied to any premises.
(2C)Subsections (2A) and (2B) above are without prejudice to—
(a)the generality of subsection (2)(b) above, or
(b)section 111(2) below;
and subsection (2B) above is without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2A)(b) above.”.
(3)In subsection (8) (interpretation), after the definition of “coal products” there shall be inserted—
““combined heat and power station” means a non-fossil fuel generating station which is (or may be) operated for purposes including the supply to any premises of—
(a)heat produced in association with electricity, or
(b)steam produced from, or air or water heated by, such heat;”.