Regulation 14 Metering requirementsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The requirements referred to in regulation 3(d) are that, in relation to all eligible meters used in relation to the plant F1, other than any eligible electricity meters installed in order to comply with the requirements specified in regulation 5(2)—

(a)

the requirements set out in paragraph (2) are met (“the metering requirements”); or

(b)

the metering requirements in paragraph (2)(a) are met and the Authority is satisfied that, were the plant given accreditation, no participant F2or NRI would, as a consequence of the failure to meet the other metering requirements, be entitled to receive RHI payments which are materially greater than would be the case were all the metering requirements met.

(2)

The requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are that—

F3(a)

in the case of a meter installed—

(i)

before the relevant date, a certified installer was responsible for installing it or for checking that it was properly installed;

(ii)

on or after the relevant date, a certified installer was responsible for installing it;

(b)

each eligible meter—

(i)

is positioned in accordance with the requirements specified in regulation 15 if the plant is a biomass plant or regulation 16 if the plant is a heat pump;

(ii)

is properly calibrated;

(iii)

is properly installed and in good working order; and

(iv)

bears a label which identifies the meter using a unique reference number which enables the meter to be consistently identified when the information recorded by the meter is submitted to the Authority.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 14(1) inserted (22.5.2018) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/610), regs. 1, 6(a)(i)
F2: Words in reg. 14(1)(b) inserted (22.5.2018) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/610), regs. 1, 6(a)(ii)
F3: Reg. 14(2)(a) substituted (22.5.2018) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/610), regs. 1, 6(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 14 in force at 9.4.2014, see reg. 1