Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: certificates certifying the matters in section 32B(2AB) or (2AC) of the Act

10.  After article 13 of the 2006 Order insert—

“Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: certificates certifying the matters in section 32B(2AB) or (2AC) of the Act

13A.— (1) Subject to article 14, instead of producing certificates pursuant to article 3, a designated electricity supplier may discharge (in whole or in part) its renewables obligation in relation to a particular obligation period by producing to the Authority in accordance with this article certificates issued by the Authority and certifying the matters in section 32B(2AB) or (2AC) of the Act.

(2) A certificate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be regarded as produced to the Authority in respect of an obligation period where before the specified day relating to that period the Authority receives from the designated electricity supplier which holds the certificate a notification in writing identifying the certificate to be produced for that purpose and, in the case of a ROC, the ROC identifier.

(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), the Authority may draw up procedural guidelines for the production of certificates under this article.

(4) For the purposes of section 32B(2AB) and (2AC) of the Act, electricity generated by any generating station is used in a permitted way if it is used in one of the ways mentioned in section 32B(2AE) of the Act.”.