Energy PART 1 Introductory provisions Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renewable heat incentive scheme 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility CHAPTER 1 Eligible installations Eligible installations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Eligibility criteria for technologies Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RHI emission certificates 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations generating heat using ground source heat pumps 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations which are CHP systems 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations which are new solid biomass CHP systems 9A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligible installations generating heat using biogas 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other eligibility requirements for technologies 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certification for installation of Microgeneration heating equipment 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plants comprised of more than one plant 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excluded plants 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 Eligibility criteria in relation to metering and steam measuring Metering of plants in simple systems 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metering of plants in complex systems 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation 17A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation in respect of ground source or air source heat pumps 17B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shared meters 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Accreditation and registration Applications for accreditation 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treatment of grants from public funds 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes in ownership 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes in location of accredited RHI installations 24A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Producers of biomethane 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminary accreditation 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminary registration of biomethane producers 26A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Ongoing obligations for participants CHAPTER 1 Ongoing obligations relating to the use of solid biomass to generate heat Interpretation 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participants using solid biomass contained in ... waste 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of 1MWth or above 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Ongoing obligations relating to the use of biogas to generate heat and the production of biomethane for injection Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participants generating heat from biogas 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biomethane producers 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 Ongoing obligations relating to other matters Ongoing obligations: general 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ongoing obligations: emissions from biomass 34A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ongoing obligations in relation to metering 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER NonBreakingSpace 4 Sustainable solid biomass etc Interpretation 36A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ongoing obligation to use sustainable solid biomass or biogas or to produce sustainable biomethane 36B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information to be provided to the Authority in relation to the use of sustainable solid biomass etc 36C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sustainability audit reports 36D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schemes for listing approved sustainable fuels 36E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Periodic support payments Payment of periodic support payments to participants 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of initial tariffs on or after the relevant date 37A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of initial tariffs for certain installations and biomethane producers with tariff start dates before 1st January 2018 37AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of A for tariff start dates before the fifth relevant date 37B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of A for tariff start dates on or after 1st January 2018 37BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of B 37C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of C 37D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice 37E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of increase in expenditure forecasts for 1 st September 2014 expenditure forecast statement 37F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations 39A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic support payments for CHP systems using biomass or biogas in combination with other sources of energy 39B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHP systems accredited in relation to the Renewables Obligation 39C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic support payments for new solid biomass CHP systems 39D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances 42A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Additional RHI capacity Treatment of additional RHI capacity 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional capacity for biomethane production 43A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 Enforcement Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant's periodic support payments 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of accreditation or registration 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayment notices and offsetting 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 Revocation of sanctions Revocation of Part 7 sanctions 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 Inspection Power to inspect accredited RHI installations and equipment used to produce biomethane 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 Reviews Right of review 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10A Restriction of entry to the scheme Circumstances in which entry to the scheme is restricted 51A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 51B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 11 Administrative Functions of the Authority and notices Publication of guidance and tariffs 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of information to the Authority etc 52A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting obligations 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional information 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .