# The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 8: Certification requirements


(1) The requirements referred to in regulation 3(b) are that the plant is certified under—
(a) the Microgeneration Certification Scheme as installed in accordance with the relevant installation standard in that scheme; or
(b) a scheme accredited under EN 45011 or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 as installed in accordance with the installation requirements applicable to the plant which apply under that scheme where—
(i) that scheme is equivalent to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme; and
(ii) the requirements are those which apply on the plant’s first commissioning date and which are equivalent to the relevant installation standard.
(2) In paragraph (1), “relevant installation standard” means, if the first commissioning date for the plant is—
(a) on or after the relevant date—
(i) where the plant is a biomass plant, version 4.0 of the document entitled “Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3004 requirements for contractors undertaking the supply, design, installation, set to work, commissioning and handover of solid biofuel heating systems” published on 16th December 2013;
(ii) where the plant is a heat pump, version 4.0 of the document entitled “Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3005 requirements for contractors undertaking the supply, design, installation, set to work, commissioning and handover of microgeneration heat pump systems” published on 16th December 2013; or
(iii) where the plant is a solar thermal plant, version 4.0 of the document entitled “Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3001 requirements for contractors undertaking the supply, design, installation, set to work, commissioning and handover of solar heating microgeneration systems” published on 16th December 2013; or
(b) earlier than the relevant date, any installation requirements applicable to the plant under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme on the first commissioning date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111111192/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-8
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