The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 No. 2045

Article 2 (interpretation)

3.  In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for the definition of “MCS”, substitute—

““MCS”, except in Schedule A1, means the Microgeneration Certification Scheme or equivalent schemes accredited in accordance with EN 45011(2)(1) or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012(3)(2) which certify microgeneration products and installers in accordance with consistent standards;”; and

(ii) in the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

““commissioning date”, in relation to an installation, means the date on which the installation is commissioned;”;

““MCS-certified installation” has the meaning set out in Schedule A1 to this Order;”;

““pause period” has the meaning given in article 8A;”;

““tariff period” means one of the following periods—

(a)

the period beginning on 8th February 2016 and ending on 31st March 2016;

(b)

the period of 3 months beginning on 1st April 2016; or

(c)

any subsequent period of 3 months beginning on 1st July, 1st October, 1st January or 1st April;”;

(b) in paragraph (2), omit “MCS-certified installation”; and

(c) after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4) In this Order, a reference to a particular description of eligible installations is a reference to eligible installations of one of the descriptions in the first column of the table in Schedule 1A.”.

(1)

European standards are published by the European Committee on Standardization (CEN): www.cen.eu.

(2)

ISO standards can be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization: www.iso.org.