# The Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 3: Amendment to regulation 4 (application for tariff guarantee and budget allocation)


In regulation 4—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “2028” substitute “2030”;
(ii) omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (a);
(iii) after sub-paragraph (b)(v), insert
“, or
(c) after 31st March 2028.”;
(b) after paragraph (6), insert—
“(6A) The Authority may, if requested by an applicant, re-issue a notice issued under paragraph (6) for an application made on or after 10th December 2025, that substitutes a later date, that is no later than 31st March 2030, as the date by which, for the purposes of the tariff guarantee, the injection of biomethane must commence.
(6B) If the Authority re-issues a notice under paragraph (6A), it may amend the conditions that apply in relation to the tariff guarantee, or impose additional conditions, which the Authority considers necessary in relation to the tariff guarantee.”;
(c) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for “paragraph (6)(b), (d) or (e)” substitute “paragraphs (6)(b), (d), (e), (6A), or (6B)”;
(ii) for sub-paragraph (b)(i), substitute—
“(i) 183 or more days after the date given in accordance with—
(aa) paragraph (4)(a), or
(bb) paragraph (6A), where a notice has been re-issued under that paragraph,”;
(iii) omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (b)(i);
(iv) for sub-paragraph (b)(ii), substitute—
“(ii) where the application for the tariff guarantee was made before 4th June 2024, after 30th November 2025,
(iii) where the application for the tariff guarantee was made on or after 4th June 2024 and before 10th December 2025, after 31st March 2028,
(iv) where the application for the tariff guarantee was made on or after 10th December 2025 and before 16th October 2026—
(aa) after 31st March 2028, or
(bb) if the notice is re-issued following a request made under paragraph (6A), after 31st March 2030, or
(v) for all other applications, after 31st March 2030,”;
(d) in paragraph (17), in the definition of “relevant financial year”, for “and 2029/2030” substitute “, 2029/2030, 2030/2031, 2031/2032, 2032/2033, 2033/2034 and 2034/2035.”.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1051/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/green-gas-support-scheme-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.