Article 15 Other powers and duties conferred and imposed on the Administrator

(1)

In addition to the duties imposed upon the Administrator elsewhere in this Order, the Administrator has the following duties—

(a)

to report to the Secretary of State as requested on the amount of—

(i)

renewable transport fuel, or

(ii)

renewable transport fuel of a description specified by the Secretary of State,

which, following analysis of information received from renewable transport fuel suppliers under article 12, 13 or 16, has been supplied at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during a period specified by the Secretary of State;

(b)

to report to the Secretary of State as requested on the effects on—

(i)

carbon emissions,

(ii)

agriculture,

(iii)

other economic activities,

(iv)

sustainable development, or

(v)

the environment generally,

which the Administrator considers, following analysis of information received under this Order from a renewable transport fuel supplier or from renewable transport fuel suppliers generally, to be associated, actually or on average, with the production, supply or use of the renewable transport fuel which has been supplied at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during a period specified by the Secretary of State;

(c)

to report to the Secretary of State as requested on—

(i)

the percentage of such fuel which is of a description specified by the Secretary of State;

(ii)

the accuracy of, and amount of detail in, the information which is provided to the Administrator under article 13(4) or article 16(3)(d);

(d)

to carry out such calculations or analysis as may be required for the purposes of providing a report referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) or for other purposes connected with the implementation of provision made by or under Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the 2004 Act;

(e)

to publicise the renewable transport fuel obligation so as to secure that it is brought to the attention of all transport fuel suppliers who are or may be subject to the renewable transport fuel obligation;

(f)

where an RTF certificate is transferred between account holders, to record that fact in the relevant accounts;

(g)

to verify, so far as reasonably practicable, the information supplied pursuant to article 12(1), 13(1), (3) or (4) or 16(3) by each account holder who is a transport fuel supplier;

(h)

to process buy-out funds;

(i)

to calculate and disburse payments under article 22, and

(j)

to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that there is no obligated supplier who, having failed to produce the evidence required to discharge fully the renewable transport fuel obligation for an obligation period, is failing to pay the sum due under article 21.

(2)

In addition to the powers conferred upon the Administrator elsewhere in this Order, the Administrator has power—

(a)

to take reasonable steps to promote good working relationships with transport fuel suppliers and others having an interest in the implementation of provision made by or under Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the 2004 Act, and

(b)

to publish such reports (other than the annual report referred to in article 14) and guidance as the Administrator thinks fit for purposes connected with the implementation of provision made by or under that Chapter.

(3)

But the Administrator must exclude from any reports referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), so far as reasonably practicable—

(a)

information as to the amount of relevant hydrocarbon oil or renewable transport fuel which has been notified by a particular supplier to the Administrator under article 12(1)(c) or (d), 13(1) or (3), or 16(3)(c), and

(b)

any other information from which that amount may be deduced.