Regulation 14 Substitution of regulation 13 (MCS certification for Microgeneration heating equipment)

For regulation 13 substitute—

“Certification for installation of Microgeneration heating equipment

13.

(1)

A plant meets the requirements set out in this regulation if it is certified under—

(a)

the Microgeneration Certification Scheme^f1 as installed in accordance with the relevant installation standard in that scheme; or

(b)

a scheme accredited under European Standards EN 45011^f2 or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012^f3 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 installation 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 third relevant date—

(i)

where the plant generates heat from solid biomass, 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^f4;

(ii)

where the plant is a ground source heat pump or air source 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^f5; or

(iii)

where the plant generates heat using a solar collector, 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^f6; or

(b)

earlier than the third relevant date, any installation requirements applicable to the plant under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme on the plant’s first commissioning date.”.