# The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Closure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026, Paragraph 1: Information required in respect of closure accreditations


(1) This Schedule specifies the information that may be required of a closure participant, including in particular—
(a) a closure participant who moves the installation to a new location during its tariff lifetime,
(b) a closure participant who completely replaces an installation,
(c) the new owner of a closure accredited installation,
in this paragraph, referred to as “the participant”.
(2) The information is, as applicable to the participant—
(a) name, home address, e-mail address and telephone number,
(b) address of the installation,
(c) any company registration number, registered office and e-mail address,
(d) any trading or other name by which the participant is commonly known,
(e) details of a bank account in the participant’s name which accepts pound sterling deposits in the United Kingdom,
(f) information to enable the Department to satisfy itself as to the identity of the participant,
(g) where an individual is acting on behalf of a company, evidence which satisfies the Department, that the individual has authority from the company to act on its behalf,
(h) evidence, which satisfies the Department, as to the ownership of the eligible installation,
(i) where an eligible installation has replaced a plant, details of the plant replaced,
(j) evidence which demonstrates to the Department’s satisfaction the installation capacity of the eligible installation,
(k) details of the fuel which the participant uses,
(l) where the plant is a heat pump, evidence which demonstrates to the Department’s satisfaction, that the heat pump meets a coefficient of performance of at least 2.9,
(m) details of what the heat generated will be used for and an estimate of how much heat will be used together with an estimate of the number of hours of operation per week in which heat will be generated for an eligible purpose,
(n) details of the building in which the heat will be used,
(o) the industry sector for which the heat will be used,
(p) details of other plants generating heat which form part of the same heating system as the eligible installation to which the accreditation relate,
(q) such other information as the Department may require to enable it to exercise its functions under these Regulations.
(3) Information specified in this Schedule must be provided in such form and manner required by the Department.
(4) The costs of providing the information specified in this Schedule are to be borne by the participant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2026/9780338026613/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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