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The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022
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- 2022 No. 159
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- Regulation 4
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4. After Part 1 (introductory provisions), insert—
“PART 1AScheme closure
Closure of the domestic RHI scheme to applications
2A.—(1) Subject to this regulation—
(a)the domestic RHI scheme is closed to applications from midnight at the end of 31st March 2022 (“scheme closure”); and
(b)the Authority must not give accreditation under regulation 21(1) where it would result in a tariff start date that falls on or after 1st April 2022.
(2) The domestic RHI scheme is closed to investor applications from midnight at the end of 30th June 2028.
(3) The domestic RHI scheme is closed to authorisation applications from midnight at the end of 31st December 2028.
(4) The domestic RHI scheme is closed to accreditation applications for a replacement plant from midnight at the end of 31st December 2028.
(5) The domestic RHI scheme is closed to registration applications in relation to a replacement plant from midnight at the end of 31st December 2028.
(6) In paragraph (1)(a), “applications” means—
(a)accreditation applications (not including accreditation applications for a replacement plant); and
(b)registration applications (not including registration applications in relation to a replacement plant).
Approval of documents published after scheme closure
2B.—(1) The Secretary of State may approve a version or issue of an installation standard mentioned in regulation 8(2)(a) which is published by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme(1) after scheme closure and is in force on a plant’s first commissioning date as a relevant installation standard for that plant.
(2) The Secretary of State may approve a version or issue of the installation standard mentioned in regulation 29(6) which is published after scheme closure for the purpose of calculating the deemed annual heat generation for a solar thermal plant.
(3) The Secretary of State may approve a version or issue of a code mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “code of practice” in regulation 2 which is published after scheme closure as a code of practice for the purpose of these Regulations.
(4) The Secretary of State may approve a version or issue of the document mentioned in the definition of “SCOP calculator” in regulation 2 which is published after scheme closure for the purpose of calculating the seasonal performance factor.”.
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