{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-27.json",
  "legislation": "nidsr/2026/9780338026613",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Closure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "regulation/27",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "General obligations",
  "text": "A closure participant must—\n(a) keep records of the type, amount and source of fuel purchased (including information relating to as to whether the fuel was produced in a sustainable manner, and as to the quality of the fuel) for a period of seven years,\n(b) ensure that the installation continues to meet the eligibility criteria,\n(c) comply with any condition attached to their closure accreditation,\n(d) keep the installation maintained in good order to the satisfaction of the Department, with maintenance carried out by a suitably qualified and competent person, and keep evidence of this, including service and maintenance documents, for a period of seven years,\n(e) allow the Department, or its authorised agent, reasonable access in accordance with regulation 37,\n(f) repay any overpayment in accordance with any notice served under regulation 35,\n(g) if requested, provide evidence to satisfy the Department that the heat for which the annual closure payments are made is used for an eligible purpose,\n(h) comply with such other administrative requirements that the Department may specify in relation to the effective administration of the scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2026/9780338026613/regulation/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:39:52.364958+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}