Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2012
United Kingdom
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
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Information to be provided to the Department where biomass is used for combustion or production of biomethane
The information is information identifying to the best of the...
The information specified in paragraph 2 must be collated by...
The information specified in paragraph 2 must be provided for...
For the purpose of this Schedule— “energy crop” means a...
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Renewable heat incentive scheme
(1) A plant meets the criteria for being an eligible...
Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass
Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste
Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors
Eligible installations generating heat using heat pumps
Eligible installations which are CHP systems
Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources
Eligible installations generating heat using biogas
Other eligibility requirements for technologies
MCS certification for microgeneration heating equipment
Plants comprised of more than one plant
Excluded plants
Metering of plants in simple systems
Metering of plants in complex systems
Shared meters
Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 1st September 2010
Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment
Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas
Applications for accreditation
Exceptions to duty to accredit
Suspension of the operation of the scheme
Voluntary buy-out arrangements
Changes in ownership
Changes in location of accredited RHI installations
Producers of biomethane
Preliminary accreditation
Interpretation
Participants using solid biomass contained in municipal waste
Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth
Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis
Participants generating heat from biogas
Biomethane producers
Ongoing obligations: general
Ongoing obligations in relation to metering
Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information
Payment of periodic support payments to participants
Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems
Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems
(1) No periodic support payments may be made in relation...
Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes
Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis
Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane
Treatment of additional RHI capacity
Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance
Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply
Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant’s periodic support payments
Revocation of accreditation or registration
Overpayment notices and offsetting
Revocation of Part 7 sanctions
Power to inspect accredited RHI installations
Right of review
Publication of guidance and publication of specified information on the Department’s website
Notices
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