71.—(1) Each UK supplier must be paid a proportion of the amount (if any) that the Authority is required to pay to UK suppliers by virtue of article 69(4) or 70(4)(a) by the dates in the settlement period specified in those articles.
(2) The proportion referred to in paragraph (1) is A ÷ B where—
(a)A is the number of UK ROCs produced by the UK supplier to the Authority or Northern Ireland authority in order to discharge (in whole or in part) any UK renewables obligation to which it was subject in the relevant period; and
(b)B is the total number of UK ROCs produced by UK suppliers to the Authority or to the Northern Ireland authority in order to discharge (in whole or in part) any UK renewables obligations to which they were subject in that period.
(3) Where any amount to be paid under this article is not a whole number when expressed in terms of pounds sterling, it is to be rounded down to the nearest pound sterling.
(4) Where by virtue of the operation of paragraph (3) the Authority continues to hold any sum which otherwise would have been paid out under this article that sum is to be retained by the Authority and is to constitute part of the buy-out fund held in the obligation period immediately following the settlement period.