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Article 3 Article 2 (interpretation)I1

England, Wales and Scotland

In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

for the definition of “MCS”, substitute—

  • ““MCS”, except in Schedule A1, means the Microgeneration Certification Scheme or equivalent schemes accredited in accordance with EN 45011(2)f1 or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012(3)f2 which certify microgeneration products and installers in accordance with consistent standards;”; and

(ii)

in the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

  • ““commissioning date”, in relation to an installation, means the date on which the installation is commissioned;”;

  • ““MCS-certified installation” has the meaning set out in Schedule A1 to this Order;”;

  • ““pause period” has the meaning given in article 8A;”;

  • ““tariff period” means one of the following periods—

    1. (a)

      the period beginning on 8th February 2016 and ending on 31st March 2016;

    2. (b)

      the period of 3 months beginning on 1st April 2016; or

    3. (c)

      any subsequent period of 3 months beginning on 1st July, 1st October, 1st January or 1st April;”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), omit “MCS-certified installation”; and

(c)

after paragraph (3), insert—

“(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.”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 3 in force at 15.1.2016, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

European standards are published by the European Committee on Standardization (CEN): www.cen.eu.

f2

ISO standards can be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization: www.iso.org.