# The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2015, Article 4: Article 9


Article 9 (preliminary accreditation) is amended as follows—
(a) after paragraph (iv), in paragraph (3)(a), insert—
“(v) where the installation will be a solar photovoltaic installation with a total installed capacity of 250kW or more, whether or not the installation will be stand-alone solar photovoltaic;
(vi) whether or not the installation will be owned by a community organisation;”;
(b) in paragraph (4)(c)(ii), omit “and”;
(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4), omit the full stop and insert “; and”;
(d) after sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4) insert—
“(e) if the application for preliminary accreditation specifies that the installation will be owned by a community organisation, the installation will be so owned.”;
(e) at the beginning of paragraph (8), insert “Subject to paragraph (8A),”; and
(f) after paragraph (8), insert—
“(8A) Where the installation will be owned by a community organisation, preliminary accreditation shall be valid—
(a) for solar photovoltaic installations, for 12 months;
(b) for wind and anaerobic digestion installations, for 18 months; and
(c) for hydro generating stations, for 30 months,
beginning with the date on which the application for preliminary accreditation was received by the Authority.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/35/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feed-in-tariffs-amendment-order-2015/article-4
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