{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1234",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-amendment-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendments to Renewables Obligation Order 2015",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 1 (greenhouse gas criteria for bioliquid) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation)—\n(a) omit the definition of “disaggregated default values for cultivation”;\n(b) for the definition of “relevant percentage” substitute—\n““relevant percentage” means—\n(a) in relation to bioliquid produced by an installation that started producing liquid fuel from biomaterial before 6th October 2015—\n(i) 35% in the case of bioliquid used to generate electricity before 1st January 2017;\n(ii) 50% in the case of bioliquid used to generate electricity on or after 1st January 2017;\n(b) in relation to bioliquid produced by an installation that started producing liquid fuel from biomaterial on or after 6th October 2015—\n(i) 35% in the case of bioliquid used to generate electricity before 1st January 2017;\n(ii) 50% in the case of bioliquid used to generate electricity on or after 1st January 2017 but before 1st January 2018;\n(iii) 60% in the case of bioliquid used to generate electricity on or after 1st January 2018.”.\n(3) Omit paragraph 5.\n(4) For paragraph 6 substitute—\n“6. The default percentage must not be used in relation to bioliquid described in the first column of Part A or Part B of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive unless, in relation to the bioliquid, the result of the calculation in paragraph 7 of Part C of that Annex is equal to, or less than, zero.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, O.J. No. L 140, 5.6.2009, p.16. The Directive was amended by Council Directive 2013/18/EU of 13th May 2013 adapting Directive 2009/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, O.J. No. L 158, 10.6.2013, p.230, and by Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9th September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, O.J. No. L 239, 15.9.2015, p.1. The definition of “Renewables Directive” (i.e., Directive 2009/28/EC) in article 2(1) of the Renewables Obligation Order 2015 provides that in certain provisions (including Schedule 1) references to Annex 5 to the Directive are to Annex 5 as amended from time to time."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1234/regulation/5",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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