PART 6Additional powers and functions of the Authority
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1
When exercising any functions under these Regulations, the Authority may—
a
treat any information or confirmation provided to it—
i
by an installer in support of a grant application or a redemption application,
ii
by a property owner or any other person in relation to a grant application or a redemption application,
as conclusive as to the matters to which they relate, unless the Authority has reason to believe that any such information or confirmation is not accurate,
b
verify any information provided by an installer against any information on the register required to be maintained under regulation 27(1) of the EPB Regulations, the Microgeneration Installation Database or an approved register, and any other information available to the Authority,
c
treat inclusion of a plant on the Microgeneration Installation Database or an approved register as evidence that the plant has been certified on the basis that the plant is installed in accordance with a relevant installation standard, and
d
treat any information about a plant on the Microgeneration Installation Database or an approved register as conclusive as to the matters to which it relates.
2
For the purposes of this regulation—
a
“Microgeneration Installation Database” means the database of installations maintained by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme,
b
the Secretary of State—
i
may approve one or more registers for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), (c) and (d),
ii
must publish the details of any register which is approved, and the date from which it is approved, and
iii
where any register ceases to be approved, must publish that fact together with the date on which it ceased to be approved,
and “approved register” means a register which is approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with sub-paragraph (b)(i).