Regulation 8 amended (eligible plant)8

In regulation 8—

a

in paragraph (1)(b)—

i

in sub-paragraph (i), omit “, or a property to which regulation 14(1)(b) applies,”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (ii), for “on or after 1st April 2022”, substitute, “no more than 120 days before the date on which the grant application is properly made, unless the Authority has made a decision to extend this period under paragraph (3),”;

b

in paragraph (2)(b)—

i

in sub-paragraph (i), omit “or a property to which regulation 14(1)(b) applies,”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (ii), for “on or after 1st April 2022”, substitute, “no more than 120 days before the date on which the grant application is properly made, unless the Authority has made a decision to extend this period under paragraph (3),”;

c

after paragraph (2), insert—

3

The Authority may by notice extend the period specified in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) or (2)(b)(ii) where—

a

that period has been exceeded, or is likely to be exceeded, following a decision by the Authority under regulation 15(7), 15(8), 16(8), 21(1), 23 or 25(5), and

b

it is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so.