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The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011 (revoked)

S.I. 2011/2860 · Made 27 November 2011 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 22 May 2018.

Energy

Made 27th November 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

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Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked (22.5.2018) by The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/611), regs. 1(1), 92(1) (with reg. 92(3)-(14))

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory provisions Repealed
  2. 1Citation and commencement Repealed
  3. 2Interpretation Repealed
  4. 3Renewable heat incentive scheme Repealed
  5. Part 2: Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility Repealed
  6. Chapter 1: Eligible installations Repealed
  7. 4Eligible installations Repealed
  8. Chapter 2: Eligibility criteria for technologies Repealed
  9. 5Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass Repealed
  10. 5ARHI emission certificates Repealed
  11. 6Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste Repealed
  12. 7Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors Repealed
  13. 8Eligible installations generating heat using ground source heat pumps Repealed
  14. 8AEligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps Repealed
  15. 9Eligible installations which are CHP systems Repealed
  16. 9AEligible installations which are new solid biomass CHP systems Repealed
  17. 10Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources Repealed
  18. 11Eligible installations generating heat using biogas Repealed
  19. 12Other eligibility requirements for technologies Repealed
  20. 13Certification for installation of Microgeneration heating equipment Repealed
  21. 14Plants comprised of more than one plant Repealed
  22. 15Excluded plants Repealed
  23. Chapter 3: Eligibility criteria in relation to metering and steam measuring Repealed
  24. 16Metering of plants in simple systems Repealed
  25. 17Metering of plants in complex systems Repealed
  26. 17AMetering in respect of new applications for accreditation Repealed
  27. 17BMetering in respect of new applications for accreditation in respect of ground source or air source heat pumps Repealed
  28. 18Shared meters Repealed
  29. 19Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009 Repealed
  30. 20Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment Repealed
  31. 21Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas Repealed
  32. Part 3: Accreditation and registration Repealed
  33. 22Applications for accreditation Repealed
  34. 23Treatment of grants from public funds Repealed
  35. 24Changes in ownership Repealed
  36. 24AChanges in location of accredited RHI installations Repealed
  37. 25Producers of biomethane Repealed
  38. 26Preliminary accreditation Repealed
  39. 26APreliminary registration of biomethane producers Repealed
  40. Part 4: Ongoing obligations for participants Repealed
  41. Chapter 1: Ongoing obligations relating to the use of solid biomass to generate heat Repealed
  42. 27Interpretation Repealed
  43. 28Participants using solid biomass contained in ... waste Repealed
  44. 29Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of 1MWth or above Repealed
  45. 30Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth Repealed
  46. Chapter 2: Ongoing obligations relating to the use of biogas to generate heat and the production of biomethane for injection Repealed
  47. 31Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis Repealed
  48. 32Participants generating heat from biogas Repealed
  49. 33Biomethane producers Repealed
  50. Chapter 3: Ongoing obligations relating to other matters Repealed
  51. 34Ongoing obligations: general Repealed
  52. 34AOngoing obligations: emissions from biomass Repealed
  53. 35Ongoing obligations in relation to metering Repealed
  54. 36Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information Repealed
  55. Chapter NonBreakingSpace4: Sustainable solid biomass etc Repealed
  56. 36AInterpretation Repealed
  57. 36BOngoing obligation to use sustainable solid biomass or biogas or to produce sustainable biomethane Repealed
  58. 36CInformation to be provided to the Authority in relation to the use of sustainable solid biomass etc Repealed
  59. 36DSustainability audit reports Repealed
  60. 36ESchemes for listing approved sustainable fuels Repealed
  61. Part 5: Periodic support payments Repealed
  62. 37Payment of periodic support payments to participants Repealed
  63. 37ACalculation of initial tariffs on or after the relevant date Repealed
  64. 37AACalculation of initial tariffs for certain installations and biomethane producers with tariff start dates before 1st January 2018 Repealed
  65. 37BCalculation of A for tariff start dates before the fifth relevant date Repealed
  66. 37BACalculation of A for tariff start dates on or after 1st January 2018 Repealed
  67. 37CCalculation of B Repealed
  68. 37DCalculation of C Repealed
  69. 37EExpenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice Repealed
  70. 37FDetermination of increase in expenditure forecasts for 1st September 2014 expenditure forecast statement Repealed
  71. 38Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems Repealed
  72. 39Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems Repealed
  73. 39APeriodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations Repealed
  74. 39BPeriodic support payments for CHP systems using biomass or biogas in combination with other sources of energy Repealed
  75. 39CCHP systems accredited in relation to the Renewables Obligation Repealed
  76. 39DPeriodic support payments for new solid biomass CHP systems Repealed
  77. 40Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes Repealed
  78. 41Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis Repealed
  79. 42Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane Repealed
  80. 42ACalculation of heat loss in certain circumstances Repealed
  81. Part 6: Additional RHI capacity Repealed
  82. 43Treatment of additional RHI capacity Repealed
  83. 43AAdditional capacity for biomethane production Repealed
  84. Part 7: Enforcement Repealed
  85. 44Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance Repealed
  86. 45Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply Repealed
  87. 46Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant's periodic support payments Repealed
  88. 47Revocation of accreditation or registration Repealed
  89. 48Overpayment notices and offsetting Repealed
  90. Part 8: Revocation of sanctions Repealed
  91. 49Revocation of Part 7 sanctions Repealed
  92. Part 9: Inspection Repealed
  93. 50Power to inspect accredited RHI installations and equipment used to produce biomethane Repealed
  94. Part 10: Reviews Repealed
  95. 51Right of review Repealed
  96. Part 10A: Restriction of entry to the scheme Repealed
  97. 51ACircumstances in which entry to the scheme is restricted Repealed
  98. 51BInterpretation Repealed
  99. Part 11: Administrative Functions of the Authority and notices Repealed
  100. 52Publication of guidance and tariffs Repealed
  101. 52AProvision of information to the Authority etc Repealed
  102. 53Reporting obligations Repealed
  103. 54Additional information Repealed
  104. 55Notices Repealed
  105. Signature
  106. Schedule A1: Content of RHI emission certificates Repealed
  107. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  108. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  109. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  110. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  111. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  112. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  113. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  114. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  115. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  116. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  117. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  118. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  119. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  120. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  121. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  122. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  123. Schedule 1: Information required for accreditation and registration Repealed
  124. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  125. Schedule 2: Provision of information in relation to the use of biomass in certain circumstances Repealed
  126. 1Information to be provided to the Authority where biomass is used for combustion or production of biomethane Repealed
  127. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  128. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  129. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  130. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  131. Schedule NonBreakingSpace2A: Greenhouse gas criteria Repealed
  132. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  133. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  134. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  135. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  136. Schedule 2B: Land criteria Repealed
  137. Part NonBreakingSpace1: Interpretation Repealed
  138. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  139. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  140. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  141. Part NonBreakingSpace2: Land criteria for solid biomass which is wood or wholly derived from wood, excluding energy crops Repealed
  142. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  143. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  144. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  145. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  146. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  147. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  148. Part NonBreakingSpace3: Land criteria for other solid biomass including energy crops Repealed
  149. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  150. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  151. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  152. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  153. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  154. Schedule 3Tariffs Repealed
  155. Schedule NonBreakingSpace3ANew tariffs for plants generating heat from solid biomass with a capacity of 1 MWth or above, ground source heat pumps and solar collectors Repealed
  156. Schedule NonBreakingSpace3BNew tariffs for new solid biomass CHP systems, deep geothermal energy, biogas combustion with a capacity of 200kWth and above and air source heat pumps Repealed
  157. Schedule NonBreakingSpace3CNew biomethane tariffs Repealed
  158. Schedule NonBreakingSpace3DNew tariffs Repealed
  159. Schedule 4Total expenditure Repealed
  160. Schedule NonBreakingSpace5: Expenditure in relation to individual technologies Repealed
  161. 1Small biomass plants Repealed
  162. 2Medium biomass plants Repealed
  163. 3Large biomass plants Repealed
  164. 4Heat pumps (except air source heat pumps) Repealed
  165. 5Plants using solar collectors Repealed
  166. 6Producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas Repealed
  167. 7New biomass CHP systems Repealed
  168. 8Deep geothermal plants Repealed
  169. 9Air source heat pumps Repealed
  170. Explanatory note