The Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021

2.—(1) Regulation 4 (application for tariff guarantee and budget allocation) of the Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (9), for “by” to “(5)(d)” substitute “, where appropriate, in accordance with paragraph (9A)”.

(3) After paragraph (9), insert—

“(9A) Subject to paragraph (9B), if the date referred to in paragraph 5(d) (“the guarantee date”) and the tariff start date are in different financial years, the initial tariff calculated in accordance with paragraph (9) must be adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease in the consumer prices index in the period beginning with 1st January immediately preceding the financial year in which the guarantee date falls and ending with 31st December immediately preceding the financial year in which the tariff start date falls.

(9B) For the purposes of the adjustment under paragraph (9A), any increase or decrease in the consumer prices index in the calendar year ending on 31st December 2021 is to be disregarded.”

(4) In paragraph (17)—

(a) in the definition of “estimated annual payment”—

(i) in the definition of “first financial year”, for the words “the injection”, in the first place it appears, to the end substitute “periodic support payments for that additional biomethane are expected to become payable, having regard to regulation 8(5)(a),”;

(ii) for the definition of “D” substitute—

“D is

(i)

in the case of an application for a tariff guarantee, the number of days in the financial year beginning with the date on which the injection of original biomethane commenced or the applicant expects the injection of original biomethane to commence (as the case may be), and

(ii)

in the case of an application for registration in respect of additional biomethane, the number of days in the financial year beginning with the date on which periodic support payments for that additional biomethane are expected to become payable, having regard to regulation 8(5)(a),”;

(iii) for the definition of “P”—

(aa) after “beginning” insert “in the case of the first financial year”;

(bb) omit “, the injection of additional biomethane commenced”;

(cc) for “the participant expects the injection of additional biomethane to commence” substitute “periodic support payments for additional biomethane are expected to become payable, having regard to regulation 8(5)(a)”;

(b) in the definition of “relevant financial year”—

(i) omit “and”;

(ii) after “2025/2026” insert “, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028”.

(1)

S.I. 2021/1335.