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Article 17 Issue of RTF certificates

United Kingdom

F1(1)

Where each of the requirements in article 16(1) to (3) has been met, the Administrator must issue an RTF certificate to a transport fuel supplier for each whole litre of the renewable transport fuel, as defined in article 16(3A), which—

(F2a)

is for use in F3... non-road transports or road vehicles F4, or is a maritime RFNBO,

(b)

meets the sustainability criteria,

(c)

is owned by the supplier at the F5assessment time, and

(d)

is supplied by the supplier at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom during an obligation period.

F6(1A)

For the purposes of paragraph (1) the volume of an amount of renewable transport fuel is deemed to be the notional volume of that fuel determined in accordance with article 5(4A).

(2)

An RTF certificate must be issued as soon as reasonably practicable after an application for it has been made in accordance with article 16.

F7(2A)

Each RTF certificate must specify which of the following types of renewable transport fuel the certificate relates to—

(a)

renewable transport fuel derived from relevant crops;

(b)

development fuel;

(c)

renewable transport fuel of a type not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

F8(3)

For the purposes of section 127(2)(d) of the 2004 Act, “the other specified facts” are—

(a)

that the supplier has notified the Administrator of each of the matters listed in section 127(2)(a) to (c); F9...

F10(b)

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(4)

For the purposes of this Order, the Administrator issues an RTF certificate to a supplier by recording the credit of an RTF certificate in the RTF account of the supplier.

(5)

As soon as reasonably practicable after issuing an RTF certificate, the Administrator must notify the supplier of the issue of the certificate, and of the date and time of issue.

(6)

As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a request for the information from an account holder, the Administrator must inform the account holder of the number of RTF certificates (if any) held to the credit of that account holder's RTF account, and of the date and time of issue of those certificates.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 17(1) substituted (15.12.2011) by The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2937), arts. 1, 15(1)

F2

Art. 17(1)(a) substituted (15.4.2018) by The Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/374), regs. 1, 18(2)

F3

Word in art. 17(1)(a) omitted (1.1.2025) by virtue of The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1187), arts. 1(1), 32

F4

Words in art. 17(1)(a) inserted (1.1.2022) by The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1420), arts. 1, 11 (with art. 16)

F5

Words in art. 17(1)(c) substituted (15.4.2018) by The Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/374), regs. 1, 18(3)

F6

Art. 17(1A) inserted (15.12.2011) by The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2937), arts. 1, 15(2)

F7

Art. 17(2A) inserted (15.4.2018) by The Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/374), regs. 1, 18(4)

F8

Art. 17(3) substituted (15.12.2011) by The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2937), arts. 1, 15(3)

F9

Word in art. 17(3)(a) omitted (15.4.2018) by virtue of The Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/374), regs. 1, 18(5)(a)

F10

Art. 17(3)(b) omitted (15.4.2018) by virtue of The Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/374), regs. 1, 18(5)(b)