# The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 3: Renewable heat incentive scheme


(1) These Regulations establish an incentive scheme to facilitate and encourage the renewable generation of heat and make provision regarding its administration.
(2) Subject to Part 7 and regulation 24, the Department must pay participants who are owners of accredited RHI installations payments, referred to in these Regulations as “periodic support payments”, for generating heat that is used in a building for any of the following purposes—
(a) heating a space;
(b) heating liquid; or
(c) for carrying out a process.
(3) Subject to Part 7, the Department must pay participants who are producers of biomethane for injection periodic support payments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2012/9780337989193/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-3
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