# The Renewables Obligation Closure Etc. (Amendment) Order 2016, Article 2: Amendments to article 2 of the Closure Order (interpretation)


(1) Article 2 of the Closure Order is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) in the definitions of “additional capacity” and “developer” omit “large”;
(b) at the appropriate places insert—
““large solar pv closure date” means 31st March 2015”;
““small solar pv closure date” means the later of—
(a) 31st March 2016, and
(b) the last day of the month in which this Order comes into force”;
““small solar pv station” means a solar pv station where the total installed capacity of the RO capacity of the station is less than or equal to 5 megawatts”;
““valid application for planning permission” has the following meaning—
(a) in relation to an application made in England, an application for planning permission which is either—
(i) a “valid application” within the meaning of article 34(4) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015; or
(ii) a “non-validated application” within the meaning of article 34(5) of that Order;
(b) in relation to an application made in Wales, an application for planning permission which is a “valid application” within the meaning of article 22(3) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012;
(c) in relation to an application made in Scotland, an application for planning permission made in accordance with regulation 9 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013”;
(c) in the definition of “planning permission” for “and 2C(2)” substitute “, 2C(2), 2F(3) and 2G(2)”;
(d) after the definition of “pre-2016 additional capacity” insert—
““pre-2017 additional capacity”, in relation to a small solar pv station, means any additional capacity which in the Authority’s view first formed part of the station from a date which is no later than 31st March 2017”; and
(e) omit the definition of “solar pv closure date”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/457/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-closure-etc-amendment-order-2016/article-2
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