Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “annual closure payment” has the meaning given in Part 3;

• “closure accreditation” means an existing accreditation that has been converted to a closure accreditation by the Department in accordance with regulation 7;

• “closure accredited installation” means an eligible installation that has been given a closure accreditation;

• “closure participant” means—

  1. (a)

     the owner of a closure accredited installation; or

  2. (b)

     in a case where there is more than one owner, the owner with authority to act on behalf of all owners;

• “conversion day” has the meaning given in regulation 9;

• “coefficient of performance” means the ratio of the amount of heating or cooling in kilowatts provided by a heat pump to the kilowatts of power consumed by the heat pump;

• “eligibility criteria” has the meaning given in Part 4;

• “eligible installation” has the meaning given in Part 4;

• “existing accreditation” means an accreditation of an installation made in accordance with the 2012 Regulations that has not been revoked, withdrawn, or otherwise come to an end by the date on which these Regulations come into operation;

• “existing participant” means a person who is the participant in respect of an installation in accordance with the 2012 Regulations on the day before these Regulations come into operation;

• “load factor” has the meaning given in regulation 12;

• “kWhth” means kilowatt hours thermal;

• “kWth” means kilowatt thermal;

• “ongoing obligation” means an obligation specified in Part 5;

• “original tariff start date” means the date of accreditation of an installation under the 2012 Regulations;

• “scheme” means the renewable heat incentive scheme established by the 2012 Regulations and closed in accordance with these Regulations;

• “solar collector” means a liquid filled flat plate or evacuated tube solar collector;

• “tariff lifetime” means the total period for which the following are payable—

  1. (a)

     periodic support payments under the 2012 Regulations, and

  2. (b)

     annual closure payments under these Regulations;

• “the 2012 Regulations” means the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012^f1.