Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations,

• “CHPQA” means the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard, Issue 1, November 2000 published by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions^f1;

• “CHPQA certificate” means a certificate issued in respect of a combined heat and power station following assessment of the station against criteria set out in CHPQA, and “CHPQA scheme reference number” means the number stated as the scheme reference number in that certificate;

• “efficiency percentage” has the same meaning as in paragraph 15(4)(b) of Schedule 6;

• “exemption certificate” means a certificate given by the Secretary of State under paragraph 148(4) or (5) of Schedule 6 (full-exemption and part-exemption certificates in respect of combined heat and power stations for the purposes of climate change levy);

• “operator” means the person by whom a combined heat and power station is operated;

• “prescribed conditions” means any conditions prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury under paragraph 148(4) of Schedule 6;

• “Schedule 6” means Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000; and

• “threshold efficiency percentage” has the same meaning as in paragraph 15(4)(a) of Schedule 6.