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The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory provisions

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Renewable heat incentive scheme

  3. PART 2 Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility

    1. CHAPTER 1 Eligible installations

      1. 4.Eligible installations

    2. CHAPTER 2 Eligibility criteria for technologies

      1. 5.Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass

      2. 5A.RHI emission certificates

      3. 6.Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste

      4. 7.Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors

      5. 8.Eligible installations generating heat using heat pumps

      6. 9.Eligible installations which are CHP systems

      7. 10.Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources

      8. 11.Eligible installations generating heat using biogas

      9. 12.Other eligibility requirements for technologies

      10. 13.MCS certification for microgeneration heating equipment

      11. 14.Plants comprised of more than one plant

      12. 15.Excluded plants

    3. CHAPTER 3 Eligibility criteria in relation to metering and steam measuring

      1. 16.Metering of plants in simple systems

      2. 17.Metering of plants in complex systems

      3. 17A.Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation

      4. 18.Shared meters

      5. 19.Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009

      6. 20.Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment

      7. 21.Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas

  4. PART 3 Accreditation and registration

    1. 22.Applications for accreditation

    2. 23.Exceptions to duty to accredit

    3. 24.Changes in ownership

    4. 24A.Changes in location of accredited RHI installations

    5. 25.Producers of biomethane

    6. 26.Preliminary accreditation

  5. PART 4 Ongoing obligations for participants

    1. CHAPTER 1 Ongoing obligations relating to the use of solid biomass to generate heat

      1. 27.Interpretation

      2. 28.Participants using solid biomass contained in municipal waste

      3. 29.Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of 1MWth or above

      4. 30.Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth

    2. CHAPTER 2 Ongoing obligations relating to the use of biogas to generate heat and the production of biomethane for injection

      1. 31.Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis

      2. 32.Participants generating heat from biogas

      3. 33.Biomethane producers

    3. CHAPTER 3 Ongoing obligations relating to other matters

      1. 34.Ongoing obligations: general

      2. 34A.Ongoing obligations: emissions from biomass

      3. 35.Ongoing obligations in relation to metering

      4. 36.Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information

  6. PART 5 Periodic support payments

    1. 37.Payment of periodic support payments to participants

    2. 37A.Calculation of initial tariffs on or after the relevant date

    3. 37B.Calculation of A

    4. 37C.Calculation of B

    5. 37D.Calculation of C

    6. 37E.Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice

    7. 38.Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems

    8. 39.Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems

    9. 39A.Periodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations

    10. 40.Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

    11. 41.Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

    12. 42.Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

    13. 42A.Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances

  7. PART 6 Additional RHI capacity

    1. 43.Treatment of additional RHI capacity

  8. PART 7 Enforcement

    1. 44.Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance

    2. 45.Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply

    3. 46.Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant's periodic support payments

    4. 47.Revocation of accreditation or registration

    5. 48.Overpayment notices and offsetting

  9. PART 8 Revocation of sanctions

    1. 49.Revocation of Part 7 sanctions

  10. PART 9 Inspection

    1. 50.Power to inspect accredited RHI installations

  11. PART 10 Reviews

    1. 51.Right of review

  12. PART 10A Restriction of entry to the scheme

    1. 51A.Circumstances in which entry to the scheme is restricted

    2. 51B.Interpretation

  13. PART 11 Administrative Functions of the Authority and notices

    1. 52.Publication of guidance and tariffs

    2. 53.Reporting obligations

    3. 54.Additional information

    4. 55.Notices

  14. Signature

  15. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE A1

      Content of RHI emission certificates

      1. 1.The name and address of the testing laboratory by which...

      2. 2.The name and signature of the person authorised by the...

      3. 3.The date of issue of the certificate together with a...

      4. 4.Where the testing laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025—

      5. 5.The name, model, manufacturer and installation capacity of the plant...

      6. 6.The date of the testing.

      7. 7.In respect of plants with an installation capacity of 500...

      8. 8.In respect of plants with an installation capacity of 500...

      9. 9.Confirmation that testing was carried out in accordance with—

      10. 10.Confirmation that the test was carried out at no less...

      11. 11.Confirmation that when tested as specified in paragraphs 7 to...

      12. 12.The actual emissions of PM and NO x measured when...

      13. 13.A list of— (a) the types of fuel used during...

      14. 14.The moisture content of the fuel used during testing and...

      15. 15.A statement indicating whether or not the plant tested was...

      16. 16.A list of plants, other than the plant tested, in...

    2. SCHEDULE 1

      Information required for accreditation and registration

      1. 1.(1) This Schedule specifies the information that may be required...

    3. SCHEDULE 2

      Provision of information in relation to the use of biomass in certain circumstances

      1. 1.Information to be provided to the Authority where biomass is used for combustion or production of biomethane

      2. 2.The information is information identifying to the best of the...

      3. 3.The information specified in paragraph 2 must be collated by...

      4. 4.The information specified in paragraph 2 must be provided for...

      5. 5.For the purpose of this Schedule— “energy crop” means a...

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      Tariffs

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      Total expenditure

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      Expenditure in relation to individual technologies

      1. PART 1 Small commercial biomass

      2. PART 2 Medium commercial biomass

      3. PART 3 Large commercial biomass

      4. PART 4 Small commercial heat pumps

      5. PART 5 Large commercial heat pumps

      6. PART 6 All Solar collectors

      7. PART 7 Biomethane and biogas combustion

  16. Explanatory Note

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