8. Article 9 (preliminary accreditation) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b), after “on or before 30th September 2015” insert “or on or after 8th February 2016”;
(b)at the beginning of paragraph (2), for “The” substitute “Subject to article 8B, the”;
(c)at the end of paragraph (2)(b), add “and, for this purpose, applications for preliminary accreditation are to be considered under article 5(1A)(a) in the same way as applications for the accreditation of eligible installations mentioned in that sub-paragraph.”; and
(d)at the end of paragraph (9)(c), add “and, where the reason for not granting preliminary accreditation is that article 8B applies, the date of the start of the next tariff period within which the application will be determined by the Authority in accordance with this article.”.