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The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014

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Draft 2014, ISBN 9780111111192

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These draft Regulations supersede the draft Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 laid before Parliament on 11th February 2014 and are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those draft Regulations.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 105(2)(a) and (3) of the Energy Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Energy

Made 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 100(1) and (2) and 104(2) of the Energy Act 2008f1.

In accordance with sections 105(2)(a) and (3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

In accordance with section 100(7) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of these Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c.32. Section 100 is amended by S.I. 2011/2195.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory provisions
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Eligibility criteria
  5. 3Eligibility criteria
  6. 4Requirements for biomass plants
  7. 5Requirements for heat pumps
  8. 6Requirements for solar thermal plants
  9. 7Installation requirements
  10. 8Certification requirements
  11. 9Plants used to generate heat before the first commissioning date
  12. 10Requirements regarding funding of plants
  13. 11Requirement that plant is not an accredited RHI installation
  14. 12Requirements where more than one plant provides heat to a property
  15. 13Plants where heat generation must be metered
  16. 14Metering requirements
  17. 15Positioning of meters when recording heat generated by biomass plants
  18. 16Positioning of meters when recording heat generated by heat pumps
  19. Part 3: Accreditation of plants
  20. 17Accreditation applications
  21. 18Powers of the Authority when considering an accreditation application
  22. 19Time limits for provision of information
  23. 20Conditions of accreditation
  24. 21Accreditation
  25. 22Rejection of accreditation applications
  26. Part 4: Authorisation of metering arrangements
  27. 23Authorisation applications
  28. 24Powers of the Authority when considering an authorisation application
  29. 25Authorisation
  30. Part 5: RHI payments
  31. 26Duty to make RHI payments
  32. 27Calculation of RHI payments where metering is not required
  33. 28Calculation of RHI payments where heat generated by a plant must be metered
  34. 29Calculation of deemed annual heat generation
  35. 30Calculation of eligible metered heat generated by biomass plants
  36. 31Calculation of eligible metered heat generated by heat pumps
  37. 32Calculation of grant funding deduction
  38. Part 6: Calculation of tariffs and cost control
  39. 33Duty to calculate and publish tariffs
  40. 34Calculation of initial tariffs
  41. 35Calculation of initial tariffs: calculation of A
  42. 36Calculation of initial tariffs: calculation of B
  43. 37Calculation of subsequent tariffs
  44. 38Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice
  45. Part 7: Ongoing obligations for participants
  46. 39Ongoing obligations: general
  47. 40Ongoing obligations: changes affecting accredited domestic plants
  48. 41Ongoing obligations: annual declarations
  49. 42Ongoing obligations: emissions from biomass
  50. 43Ongoing obligations: metering
  51. 44Ongoing obligations: provision of information
  52. Part 8: Changes affecting accredited domestic plants
  53. 45Review of accreditation following notification of a change in circumstances
  54. 46Changes affecting whether accredited domestic plants must be metered
  55. 47Replacement plants
  56. 48Changes in ownership of accredited domestic plants
  57. Part 9: Metering and monitoring agreements
  58. 49Additional payments where a registered metering and monitoring agreement relates to an accredited domestic plant
  59. 50Registration applications
  60. 51Conditions of registration
  61. 52Registration
  62. 53Exceptions to duty to give registration
  63. 54Changes affecting registration
  64. 55Withdrawal of registration
  65. Part 10: Inspection and enforcement
  66. 56Inspection
  67. 57Power to withhold RHI payments during investigation
  68. 58Power to withhold RHI payments in the case of non-compliance
  69. 59Revocation of accreditation
  70. 60Overpayment notices and offsetting
  71. 61Revocation of sanctions
  72. 62Right of review
  73. Part 11: Powers and functions of the Secretary of State
  74. 63Scheme review and evaluation
  75. 64Right of review of decisions by the Secretary of State
  76. Part 12: Additional powers and functions of the Authority
  77. 65Provision of information to the Authority
  78. 66Reliance on declarations and other information available to the Authority
  79. 67Duty to maintain a central register
  80. 68Duty to publish guidance
  81. 69Duty to report to the Secretary of State
  82. 70Duty to provide additional information to the Secretary of State
  83. Part 13: Miscellaneous provisions
  84. 71Notices, notifications and applications
  85. 72Consequential amendments
  86. Signature
  87. Schedule 1: Standards relevant to plants
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. Schedule 2: Requirements for RHI emission certificates
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. Schedule 3: Eligible properties
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. Schedule 4: Information required for accreditation
  98. Part 1: Information required from all applicants making an accreditation application
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. Part 2: Additional information which may be required from an applicant for accreditation
  101. 2Paragraph 2
  102. Schedule 5Tariffs
  103. Schedule 6: Expenditure for individual technologies
  104. 1Biomass plants
  105. 2Air source heat pumps
  106. 3Ground source heat pumps
  107. 4Solar thermal plants
  108. Schedule 7: Requirements for metering and monitoring agreements
  109. 1Paragraph 1
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. 3Requirements regarding the use of meters and other measuring instruments for metering and monitoring biomass boilers
  112. 4Requirements regarding the use of meters and other measuring instruments for heat pumps
  113. 5Accuracy requirements for meters and temperature sensors
  114. 6Requirements for presentation of information
  115. 7Requirements for presentation of information
  116. 8Requirements for presentation of information
  117. 9Requirements for provision of information and advice to participants
  118. 10Requirements for provision of information to the Secretary of State or the Authority
  119. 11Consumer protection requirements
  120. 12Consumer protection requirements
  121. Explanatory note