Part 4New technology

Chapter 1Low-carbon heat schemes

I1146Further provision about scheme regulations

1

Scheme regulations must provide for the making of determinations as to whether a scheme participant has met a low-carbon heat target imposed on the scheme participant.

2

Scheme regulations may make provision for monitoring the operation of a low-carbon heat scheme, and may in particular make provision about—

a

the keeping of records by scheme participants and others;

b

the provision of information by scheme participants and others;

c

the audit and verification of information provided by scheme participants and others.

3

Scheme regulations may make provision—

a

enabling scheme participants to pool or transfer low-carbon heat targets imposed on them;

b

for the issuing of certificates representing activities or appliances to which a low-carbon heat target relates;

c

enabling scheme participants to acquire certificates mentioned in paragraph (b) for the purpose of meeting a low-carbon heat target;

d

about the keeping of records in relation to—

i

the pooling or transfer of low-carbon heat targets;

ii

the acquisition of certificates.

4

Scheme regulations may make provision—

a

requiring a scheme participant who fails to meet a low-carbon heat target to make a payment, before a specified deadline, of an amount specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations;

b

for a payment mentioned in paragraph (a) to be made to the administrator (see section 147) or to such other person as the regulations may specify;

c

for a person who fails to meet a low-carbon heat target to be subject to such consequences (instead of or in addition to a requirement mentioned in paragraph (a)) as may be specified;

d

about how liability to make a payment, or to other consequences, is to be determined where low-carbon heat targets have been pooled or transferred by virtue of provision made under subsection (3)(a).

5

In subsection (4), “specified” means specified in scheme regulations.