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What VersionDraft legislationOpening OptionsOpen whole InstrumentOpen Instrument without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyDraft Legislation:This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2006 No. 173PART 1Introductory ProvisionsCitation, commencement and extent1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
(b)the number of SROCs which the Authority has, in respect of that obligation period, decided not to issue or refused to issue under article 17(2) or 17(3);
PART 3Electricity from Renewable Energy SourcesEligible renewable sources: general5.—(1) Subject to article 9, electricity shall be considered to have been generated from eligible renewable sources to the extent that it has been generated from renewable sources and provided that it has not been generated by an excluded generating station as specified in this article and articles 6 and 7.
Eligible renewable sources: qualifying arrangement6.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where–
Eligible renewable sources: other fuels7.—(1) A generating station shall be an excluded generating station in any month during which it is fuelled wholly or partly by waste unless–
Eligible renewable sources: supplemental8.—(1) In this article and articles 5, 7 and 14 and in Schedule 3–
Calculation of amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable sources9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), the amount of electricity generated by a generating station which is to be regarded as having been generated from eligible renewable sources in any month is to be calculated by multiplying the renewable output of that generating station in that month by a proportion which is equal to the proportion which the net output of that generating station in that month bears to the gross output of that generating station in that month.
Calculation of amount of electricity supplied to customers10. Where electricity generated from eligible renewable sources has been sold by the operator of the generating station to an electricity supplier (or to a Northern Ireland supplier, in the case of a generating station which may lawfully be supplied with electricity by a Northern Ireland supplier) and is then purchased from the electricity supplier (or, in the case as aforesaid, from the Northern Ireland supplier) and consumed by the operator of the generating station, such electricity shall be regarded as having been supplied by an electricity supplier (or, as the case may be, by a Northern Ireland supplier) to a customer.
Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: NIROCs12.—(1) Subject to article 14, instead of producing certificates pursuant to article 3, a designated electricity supplier may discharge (in whole or in part) its renewables obligation in relation to a particular obligation period by producing to the Authority in accordance with this article eligible NIROCs issued in respect of electricity that has been supplied to customers during that obligation period.
Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: certificates certifying the matters in section 32B(2A) of the Act13.—(1) Subject to article 14, instead of producing certificates pursuant to article 3, a designated electricity supplier may discharge (in whole or in part) its renewables obligation in relation to a particular obligation period by producing to the Authority in accordance with this article certificates issued by the Authority and certifying the matters in section 32B(2A) of the Act, provided that such certificates relate to electricity generated from eligible renewable sources.
Further provision in relation to production of certificates and NIROCs14.—(1) A designated electricity supplier may discharge up to 25 per cent of its renewables obligation in respect of an obligation period by producing to the Authority certificates issued by the Authority under section 32B of the Act and eligible NIROCs relating to electricity supplied in the immediately preceding obligation period.
PART 5SROCs: Issue and RevocationObligation to issue SROCs15.—(1) Where each of the relevant criteria in article 16 has been met (having regard as necessary to the requirements in article 17), the Authority shall issue SROCs, in accordance with the procedure set out in article 18, in relation to a generating station in respect of each month of each obligation period in which electricity has been generated by the generating station from eligible renewable sources (whether or not for the whole of that month) to the persons specified below.
Criteria for issue of SROCs16.—(1) The criteria for issue of SROCs referred to in article 15 and issue of replacement SROCs referred to in article 20(4) are those detailed in paragraphs (2) to (10).
Criteria for issue of SROCs: supplemental17.—(1) Where a SROC, if issued, will be issued to an electricity supplier pursuant to article 15(4) or (5), the references in article 16(4) to the operator of the generating station shall be treated as references to that electricity supplier but article 16(4)(c) shall not apply.
Procedure and calculations for issue of SROCs18.—(1) The Authority shall, when issuing SROCs (other than replacement SROCs which shall be issued in accordance with article 20(4)(b) and (5))–
SROC Register19.—(1) The Authority shall establish and maintain a register of SROCs (“the Register”) which shall be conclusive as to whether or not a SROC subsists and as to the person who is for the time being its registered holder.
Revocation of SROCs20.—(1) The Authority–
Small generators21.—(1) This article applies to generating stations with a declared net capacity of 50 kilowatts or less (“sub-50 kilowatt stations”).
PART 6Payments out of the Buy-Out FundAllocation of payments made under article 1122.—(1) The aggregate of the amounts received by the Authority under article 11 in respect of an obligation period (“the relevant obligation period”) (together with any interest thereon received by the Authority) is referred to as “the buy-out fund”.
PART 7Additional PaymentsLate payments23.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the specified day in relation to an obligation period (“the obligation period in question”), the Authority shall notify any designated electricity supplier that has not discharged its renewables obligation in full by the specified day (“defaulting supplier”) that it has not fully discharged its renewables obligation, and to what extent.
Mutualisation: payments in24.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the late payment period in relation to an obligation period, the Authority shall–
Mutualisation: payments out25.—(1) The Authority shall pay out the mutualisation fund in accordance with the system of allocation specified in paragraphs (2) to (6) by the following dates–
Mutualisation: recalculations26.—(1) Where a relevant shortfall has occurred, if a designated electricity supplier makes a payment to other United Kingdom suppliers in relation to its failure to discharge its renewables obligation in full in relation to the shortfall period (excluding any payments made by the first supplier in respect of mutualisation payments made by the other designated electricity suppliers)–
Mutualisation: definitions and interpretation27.—(1) In this Part–
PART 8Provision of Information and Functions of the AuthorityProvision of information to the Authority28.—(1) The Authority may require a designated electricity supplier to provide it with such information in such form and within such time as it may reasonably require which is, in the Authority’s opinion, relevant to the question whether the supplier is discharging, or has discharged, its renewables obligation in relation to any obligation period.
Exchange of information with the Northern Ireland Authority29.—(1) The Authority shall as soon as reasonably practicable after the specified day notify the Northern Ireland Authority of the NIROC identifier of each NIROC produced to it by a designated electricity supplier under article 12 and the name of the designated electricity supplier which produced that NIROC and of the total number of NIROCs produced to the Authority under article 12 in respect of the obligation period to which the specified day relates.
Functions of the Authority30. In addition to the functions assigned to it elsewhere in this Order, the Authority shall have the following specific functions–
Preliminary accreditation and accreditation of generating stations31.—(1) Paragraphs (2) to (9) shall apply to the granting and withdrawing of preliminary accreditation and accreditation of generating stations.
PART 9Revocation, Transitional and SavingsRevocation, transitional and savings32.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (15), the 2005 Order is hereby revoked.
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