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Regulation 51 Conditions of registrationI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

When giving registration, the Authority must make that registration subject to the following conditions—

(a)

the participant must, on receipt of a request for access under regulation 56 or 63 allow the Secretary of State, the Authority or the Authority’s authorised agent, as applicable, access to the RHI property F1and any related property to carry out any of the activities described in that regulation and co-operate with such a request;

(b)

the participant must submit a declaration each year to the Authority, at such time and in such form as the Authority may request, confirming that—

(i)

the metering and monitoring agreement is still in force and its terms are being adhered to;

(ii)

there has been no change to the agreement which could affect whether the requirements specified in Schedule 7 continue to be met;

(iii)

if the participant is a landlord, the participant has ensured that all occupiers of the RHI property F2and all occupiers of any related property have consented to the collection of information relating to the use of the accredited domestic plant under the metering and monitoring agreement;

(c)

the participant must notify the Authority if any change is made to the metering and monitoring agreement, including if the agreement is assigned F3to another certified installer, to another owner of the accredited domestic plant or to a new owner of that plant, or if the metering and monitoring agreement comes to an end or is terminated; and

(d)

the participant must give the Authority access to the F4data collected before scheme closure under the metering and monitoring agreement on receipt of a request from the Authority.

F5(1A)

It is a condition of registration that the participant must, on receipt of a request from the Authority, the Secretary of State, or an agent nominated by the Authority or Secretary of State—

(a)

authorise that person to access—

(i)

any data collected by the installer or a sub-contractor of the installer after scheme closure under the metering and monitoring agreement;

(ii)

any information relating to the agreement; and

(iii)

information about anything else done under that agreement; and

(b)

give that authority in the manner and form and by the date specified in the request.

(2)

The Authority may make registration subject to any additional conditions it considers to be appropriate.

F6(3)

In this regulation, “data” means information recorded by measuring instruments under a metering and monitoring agreement.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 51(1)(a) inserted (5.2.2015) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/143), regs. 1, 16(a)

F2

Words in reg. 51(1)(b)(iii) inserted (5.2.2015) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/143), regs. 1, 16(b)

F3

Words in reg. 51(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2022) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/159), regs. 1(3), 23(a)

F4

Words in reg. 51(1)(d) substituted (1.4.2022) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/159), regs. 1(3), 23(b)

F5

Reg. 51(1A) inserted (1.4.2022) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/159), regs. 1(3), 23(c)

F6

Reg. 51(3) inserted (1.4.2022) by The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/159), regs. 1(3), 23(d)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 51 in force at 9.4.2014, see reg. 1