Duty to recognise certificates
13.—(1) A responsible authority must recognise a certificate which is—
(a)issued in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex 4 to the Directive (certification of installers of small scale biomass boilers, biomass stoves, solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps); and
(b)issued by or on the authority of an EEA State.
(2) Paragraph (1) imposes no obligation on a responsible authority to satisfy itself that the certificate has been properly issued.
(3) Recognition for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be in such form as the responsible authority may determine.
(4) In this regulation “responsible authority” means any Northern Ireland Minister, Minister of the Crown, government department, public body of any description or person holding a public office.