Amendment to regulation 22 (applications for accreditation)17

In regulation 22(2)—

a

after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

and,

d

if the eligible installation is a large installation, a declaration as to the total heat in kWhth which the applicant expects the eligible installation to generate each year for eligible purposes.

b

after paragraph (8) insert—

9

The Authority must not accredit an eligible installation if it has not been commissioned.

10

The Authority may refuse to accredit an eligible installation if its owner has indicated that one of the applicable ongoing obligations will not be complied with.

11

The Authority may refuse to accredit a plant which is a component plant within the meaning of regulation 14(2).

12

The Authority must not accredit a plant if—

a

it is, or at any time has been, an accredited domestic plant within the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 201413;

b

an application for accreditation of the plant has been made under those Regulations and that application has not been withdrawn by the applicant or rejected by the Authority;

c

it provides heat to the same property as an accredited domestic plant or a plant for which an application for accreditation under those Regulations has been made which has not been withdrawn or rejected.