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13(1)Section 192 (meaning of “excluded activities”) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), omit “and” at the end of paragraph (k) and after that paragraph insert—
“(ka)the subsidised generation or export of electricity, and”.
(3)In subsection (2), omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (e) and after paragraph (f) insert “, and
(g)section 198A (subsidised generation or export of electricity).”
14U.K.After section 198 insert—
(1)This section supplements section 192(1)(ka).
(2)Electricity is exported if it is exported onto a distribution system or transmission system (within the meaning of section 4 of the Electricity Act 1989).
(3)The generation of electricity is “subsidised” if a person receives a FIT subsidy in respect of the electricity generated.
(4)The export of electricity is “subsidised” if a person receives a FIT subsidy in respect of the electricity exported.
(5)But the generation or export of electricity is not to be taken to fall within section 192(1)(ka) if Condition A, B or C is met.
(6)Condition A is that the generation or export is carried on by—
(a)a community interest company,
(b)a co-operative society,
(c)a community benefit society, or
(d)a NI industrial and provident society.
(7)Condition B is that the plant used for the generation of the electricity relies wholly or mainly on anaerobic digestion.
(8)Condition C is that the electricity is hydroelectric power.
(9)For the purposes of this section—
“anaerobic digestion” means the bacterial fermentation of organic material in the absence of free oxygen (excluding anaerobic digestion of sewage or material in a landfill);
“community benefit society” means—
a society registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1965 as a community benefit society, or
a pre-2010 Act society (as defined at section 4A(1) of that Act) which meets the condition in section 1(3) of that Act;
“co-operative society” means—
a society registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1965 as a co-operative society, or
a pre-2010 Act society (as defined at section 4A(1) of that Act) which meets the condition in section 1(2) of that Act;
“FIT subsidy” means—
a financial incentive under a scheme established by virtue of section 41 of the Energy Act 2008 (powers to amend licence conditions etc: feed-in tariffs) to encourage small-scale low-carbon generation of electricity, or
a financial incentive under a similar scheme established in a territory outside the United Kingdom to encourage small-scale low-carbon generation of electricity;
“NI industrial and provident society” means a society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24 (N.I.));
“small-scale low-carbon generation” has the meaning given by section 41(4) of the Energy Act 2008.”
15U.K.In section 199 (excluded activities: provision of services or facilities for another business), in subsection (1)(a), for “(k)” substitute “ (ka) ”.
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