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The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/2011 · Made 31 July 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Electricity

Made 31st July 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State has before making these Regulations—

(a)

consulted the persons listed in section 24(1)(a) to (g) of the Energy Act 2013f1 and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered it appropriate to consult; and

(b)

had regard to the matters in section 5(2) of that Act.

In accordance with section 6(8) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1), 10, 12(1) to (3), 13(2),(3) and (8) and 19 of the Energy Act 2013, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2013 c. 32.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Allocation rounds and allocation frameworks
  5. 3Notices
  6. 4Establishing allocation rounds
  7. 4AEstablishing application windows
  8. 5Varying and terminating allocation rounds
  9. 5AVarying application windows
  10. 6Allocation frameworks
  11. 7Framework notices
  12. 8Framework revisions
  13. 9Publication of allocation frameworks
  14. Part 3: Budgets applicable to allocation rounds
  15. 10Application
  16. 10APrice and pot notices
  17. 10BEstimated budget notices
  18. 11Contract budget notices
  19. 12Contract budget revision
  20. 13Contract budget revision notices
  21. 13ASustainable industry reward budgets
  22. 13BPublication
  23. Part 4: Applications for CFDs
  24. Chapter 1: Excluded applications
  25. 14Excluded applications
  26. 14ZAExcluded applications: decommissioning
  27. 14ATemporary site exclusions and exemption certificates
  28. 14BGrounds for granting exemption certificates
  29. 14CRequests for exemption certificates
  30. 14DRegister of sites to which a temporary site exclusion applies
  31. Chapter 2: Applications and determinations
  32. 15Commencement of application windows
  33. 16Applications
  34. 17Determinations: qualifying applicants
  35. 18Information to be provided by the Authority
  36. 19Notices of determinations
  37. 20Reviews of non-qualification determinations
  38. 20ADelivery body error in notices of determinations
  39. 21Additional applications
  40. 22Requirements of applications
  41. Chapter 3: General qualification requirements
  42. 23Requirement for applicable planning consents
  43. 24Applicable planning consents
  44. 25Connection agreements
  45. Chapter 4: Additional qualification requirements
  46. 26Statements in relation to supply chains
  47. 27Offshore CFD units
  48. 27ZAFloating offshore wind CFD units
  49. 27ARemote island wind units
  50. 27BStatements in relation to sustainable industry rewards
  51. 28Supplemental requirements
  52. Chapter 5: Sustainable industry reward statements: supplemental
  53. 28ASustainable industry reward application
  54. 28BParticulars of sustainable industry reward application
  55. 28CProviding sustainable industry reward statement or refusing application
  56. 28DConfidentiality: sustainable industry reward applications
  57. 28ERevision or withdrawal of sustainable industry reward statement
  58. Part 5: Contract allocation processes
  59. Chapter 1: Valuation of applications
  60. 29Valuation of applications
  61. Chapter 2: Requirements applicable to contract allocation frameworks
  62. 30Requirements applicable to contract allocation frameworks
  63. Chapter 3: Commencement and completion of a contract allocation process
  64. 31Non-qualification review and appeal deadline dates
  65. 32Notices of requests for review or appeal
  66. 33Commencement of the contract allocation process
  67. 34Delay to the commencement of contract allocation processes
  68. 35Completion of the contract allocation process
  69. Chapter 4: Auditing, re-runs and termination
  70. 36Auditing
  71. 37Provision of audit report to the Secretary of State
  72. 38Proceeding, re-running a contract allocation process or terminating an allocation round
  73. 39Re-running a contract allocation process
  74. Chapter 5: Delay and re-running the contract allocation process
  75. 40Delay after completion of contract allocation processes
  76. Part 6: CFD notifications
  77. 41Application of Part 6
  78. 42Timing and content of CFD notifications and notices
  79. 42AUpdating the sustainable industry reward statement
  80. Part 7: Disputes and appeals
  81. 43Disputes concerning non-qualification determinations: qualification appeals
  82. 44Requirements for qualification appeals
  83. 45Notification and representations
  84. 46Determinations of the Authority
  85. 47Appeal to the High Court or Court of Session
  86. 48Register of appeals
  87. Part 8: Pending applications
  88. 49Application of this Part
  89. 50Strike price bids
  90. 51Successful applications determined by the Authority
  91. 52Appeals to the High Court or the Court of Session
  92. 53Notices that no CFD notification is given
  93. Part 9: Allocation reports, compliance and documents
  94. 54Allocation reports
  95. 55Enforcement
  96. 56Giving of documents
  97. Part 10: Directions to offer to contract
  98. 57Directions under section 10 of the Act
  99. 58Obligation to notify the specified person
  100. 59Directions ceasing to have effect
  101. 60Publication of contracts
  102. 61Interpretation of Part 10
  103. Signature
  104. Schedule 1: Information in support of applications
  105. 1Paragraph 1
  106. 2Paragraph 2
  107. 3Paragraph 3
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. Schedule 2: Documents
  111. 1Paragraph 1
  112. 2Paragraph 2
  113. 3Paragraph 3
  114. 4Paragraph 4
  115. 5Paragraph 5
  116. 6Paragraph 6
  117. 7Paragraph 7
  118. 8Paragraph 8
  119. Explanatory note