(1)The Secretary of State may, in accordance with provision made by regulations, direct a CFD counterparty to offer to contract with a person specified in the direction, on terms specified in the direction.
(2)A person may be specified in a direction under subsection (1) only if that person is an eligible generator.
(3)Regulations must make provision defining who is an “eligible generator” for the purposes of this Chapter.
(4)Regulations may make further provision about a direction under this section and in particular about—
(a)the circumstances in which a direction may or must be given;
(b)the terms which may or must be specified in a direction.
(5)Provision falling within subsection (4) may include provision for—
(a)the determination of a matter on a competitive basis,
(b)calculations or determinations to be made under the regulations, including by such persons, in accordance with such procedure and by reference to such matters and to the opinion of such persons, as may be specified in the regulations.
(6)A direction may not be given under this section in relation to an electricity generating station in Northern Ireland unless the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment consent to the direction.
(7)But regulations may, with the consent of that Department, include provision for circumstances in which consent under subsection (6) is not required.
(8)In subsection (6) “Northern Ireland” includes so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Northern Ireland.