Regulation 22 Rejection of accreditation applicationsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Authority may reject an accreditation application if—

(a)

the Authority is not satisfied that the accreditation application has been properly made in accordance with regulation 17;

(b)

the Authority is not satisfied that the plant meets the eligibility criteria;

(c)

the Authority has reason to believe that one or more of the applicable ongoing obligations will not be complied with; or

(d)

subject to paragraph (2), information requested by the Authority is not provided within the time limit specified in regulation 19.

(2)

The Authority must not reject an accreditation application on the basis that information has not been provided in accordance with regulation 19(c) if—

(a)

the applicant contacted the Authority before the 28 day period expired—

(i)

stating that the information sought is not yet available;

(ii)

stating that the information cannot be provided; or

(iii)

providing alternative information; and

(b)

fewer than three months have passed since the date of the first notice in which the Authority requested the information.

(3)

Where the Authority decides to reject an accreditation application it must notify the applicant F1and any NRI in respect of the plant, that the application has been rejected, giving reasons.

F2(4)

Where paragraph (5) applies—

(a)

the applicant may make a further accreditation application in relation to the plant mentioned in paragraph (5); and

(b)

the accreditation application must be received by the Authority before midnight at the end of 31st March 2022.

(5)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

the first commissioning date for a plant is on or after 1st March 2019; and

(b)

before 1st April 2021, the Authority rejected an accreditation application in relation to that plant on the basis that the application was not received within 12 months of the first commissioning date for the plant.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 22(3) inserted (22.5.2018) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/610), regs. 1, 9
F2: Reg. 22(4)(5) inserted (1.4.2021) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/76), regs. 1(4)(a), 5

Commencement

I1: Reg. 22 in force at 9.4.2014, see reg. 1