{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feed-in-tariffs-amendment-no-3-order-2015/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/2045",
  "legislation_title": "The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feed-in-tariffs-amendment-no-3-order-2015",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Article 2 (interpretation)",
  "text": "In article 2 (interpretation)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) for the definition of “MCS”, substitute—\n““MCS”, except in Schedule A1, means the Microgeneration Certification Scheme or equivalent schemes accredited in accordance with EN 45011(2) or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012(3) which certify microgeneration products and installers in accordance with consistent standards;”; and\n(ii) in the appropriate places insert the following definitions—\n““commissioning date”, in relation to an installation, means the date on which the installation is commissioned;”;\n““MCS-certified installation” has the meaning set out in Schedule A1 to this Order;”;\n““pause period” has the meaning given in article 8A;”;\n““tariff period” means one of the following periods—\n(a)the period beginning on 8th February 2016 and ending on 31st March 2016;\n(b)the period of 3 months beginning on 1st April 2016; or\n(c)any subsequent period of 3 months beginning on 1st July, 1st October, 1st January or 1st April;”;\n(b) in paragraph (2), omit “MCS-certified installation”; and\n(c) after paragraph (3), insert—\n“(4) In this Order, a reference to a particular description of eligible installations is a reference to eligible installations of one of the descriptions in the first column of the table in Schedule 1A.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 15.1.2016, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "European standards are published by the European Committee on Standardization (CEN): www.cen.eu."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "ISO standards can be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization: www.iso.org."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/2045/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:28:59.665250+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."
}