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Paragraph 3 Land criteria: woody biomassF1

A consignment of woody biomass meets the land criteria if—

(a)

at least 70% of the woody biomass was obtained from a sustainable source;

(b)

the woody biomass is used by the NIRO capacity of a generating station to generate electricity in a month in which at least 70% of all of the woody biomass used by the NIRO capacity of that generating station to generate electricity was obtained from a sustainable source; or

(c)

the woody biomass was certified by an environmental quality assurance scheme which ensures that at least 70% of the woody biomass certified by the scheme was obtained from a sustainable source.

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F1

Sch. A2 substituted for (1.3.2016) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/84), arts. 1(1), 10, Sch. 2 (with art. 12)