Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2014/301 United Kingdom

The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person6 Applicant2 Operator1

Plus 8 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 325 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 803 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.013 Plants where heat generation must be metered Regulated
  • Meter heat output if your RHI plant meets listed conditionsOperator
s.019 Time limits for provision of information Regulated
  • Respond to information requests within 28 days (or 3 months for metering evidence)Applicant
s.021 Accreditation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must grant accreditation and issue eligibility/metering statementsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.025 Authorisation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must approve qualifying metering arrangements and notify applicantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.026 Duty to make RHI payments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must make RHI payments to accredited participantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.031 Payment of upfront support Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must make upfront RHI payments to eligible applicantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.032 Duty to calculate and publish tariffs Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must publish renewable heat tariff tables by 1 April each yearCrown / Minister / Government department
s.035 Ongoing obligations: general Regulated
  • Comply with ongoing domestic RHI scheme obligationsAny Person
s.036 Ongoing obligations: changes affecting accredited domestic plants Regulated
  • Notify the Department of changes affecting your RHI plantAny Person
s.037 Ongoing obligations: annual declarations Regulated
  • Submit annual RHI declaration confirming plant ownership and eligibilityAny Person
s.038 Ongoing obligations: emissions from biomass Regulated
  • Use approved biomass fuel and operate plant to control emissionsAny Person
s.039 Ongoing obligations: metering Regulated
  • Keep RHI heat meters in working order and provide meter readings when requestedAny Person
s.040 Ongoing obligations: provision of information Regulated
  • Provide requested scheme information and keep supporting recordsAny Person
s.054 Scheme review and evaluation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must review RHI scheme and notify selected participantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.056 Provision of information to the Department Regulated
  • Provide requested information to the Department accurately at your own costApplicant
s.058 Duty to maintain a central register Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must maintain central register of accredited plants and metersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.059 Duty to publish guidance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must publish RHI guidance and annual reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
45 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Eligibility criteria
s.004 Requirements for biomass plants
s.005 Requirements for heat pumps
s.006 Requirements for solar thermal plants
s.007 Installation requirements
s.008 Certification requirements
s.009 Plants used to generate heat before the first commissioning date
s.010 Requirements regarding funding of plants
s.011 Requirement that plant is not an accredited RHI installation
s.012 Requirements where more than one plant provides heat to a property
s.014 Metering requirements
s.015 Positioning of meters when recording heat generated by biomass plants
s.016 Positioning of meters when recording heat generated by heat pumps
s.017 Accreditation applications
s.018 Powers of the Department when considering an accreditation application
s.020 Conditions of accreditation
s.022 Rejection of accreditation applications
s.022 Suspension of the operation of the domestic RHI scheme
s.023 Authorisation applications
s.024 Powers of the Department when considering an authorisation application
s.027 Calculation of deemed annual heat generation
s.028 Calculation of RHI payments for biomass plants and heat pumps
s.029 Calculation of RHI payments for solar thermal
s.030 Calculation of RHI payments where heat generated by a plant must be metered
s.033 Calculation of initial tariffs
s.034 Calculation of subsequent tariffs
s.041 Review of accreditation following notification of a change in circumstances
s.042 Changes affecting whether accredited domestic plants must be metered
s.043 Replacement plants
s.044 Changes in ownership of accredited domestic plants
s.045 Installation of a meter at the Department's request
s.046 Removal of an eligible meter
s.047 Inspection
s.048 Power to withhold RHI payments during investigation
s.049 Power to withhold RHI payments in the case of non-compliance
s.050 Revocation of accreditation
s.051 Overpayment notices and offsetting
s.052 Revocation of sanctions
s.053 Right of review
s.055 Right of review of decision by the Department
s.057 Reliance on declarations and other information available to the Department
s.060 Notices, notifications and applications
s.061 Consequential amendments
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 (1) This Schedule specified standards for plants.
s.sch002 (1) The requirements set out in this Schedule in relation...
s.sch002 (1) The EPC presented should not highlight any “Recommendations” on...
s.sch003 The information referred to in regulation 17(2)(a) is—
s.sch003 The information referred to in regulation 17(2)(b) is—
s.sch005 The requirements set out in this Schedule are that a...
s.sch005 The information referred to in paragraph 1(b) is—
s.sch005 For the purposes of paragraph 2(g), the requirements set out...
s.sch005 For the purposes of paragraph 2(g), the requirements set out...
s.sch005 For the purposes of paragraph 2(h), “net heat input” means...

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