Energy (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

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    " (2ZA) The matters within this paragraph are —


(a) that two or more generating stations in Northern Ireland have, between them, generated from renewable sources the amount of electricity stated in the certificate; and

(b) that it has been supplied to customers in Northern Ireland.



    (2ZB) The matters within this paragraph are —



(a) that the generating station, or, in the case of a certificate issued otherwise than to the operator of a generating station, a generating station in Northern Ireland specified in the certificate, has generated from renewable sources the amount of electricity stated in the certificate; and

(b) that the electricity has been used in a permitted way.



    (2ZC) The matters within this paragraph are —



(a) that two or more generating stations in Northern Ireland have, between them, generated from renewable sources the amount of electricity stated in the certificate; and

(b) that the electricity has been used in a permitted way.



    (2ZD) For the purposes of paragraphs (2ZB) and (2ZC), electricity generated by a generating station, or generating stations, of any description is used in a permitted way if —



(a) it is used in one of the ways mentioned in paragraph (2ZE); and

(b) that way is specified in the order as a permitted way —


(i) in relation to all generating stations, or

(ii) in relation to generating stations of that description.



    (2ZE) Those ways are —



(a) being consumed by the operator of the generating station or generating stations by which it was generated;

(b) being provided to —


(i) a transmission system (as transmission system is used in the definition of "transmit" in Article 3 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992)[2]; or

(ii) a low voltage line or electrical plant (as both are defined in Article 3 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992) used to convey electricity



located in Northern Ireland in circumstances in which its supply to customers in Northern Ireland cannot be demonstrated;

(c) being used, as respects part, as mentioned in paragraph (a) and, as respects the remainder, as mentioned in paragraph (b);

(d) being used, as respects part, as mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) and, as respects the remainder, by being supplied to customers in Northern Ireland."

    (7) In paragraph (2A) for "(1) and (2)" substitute "(1), (2), (2ZA), (2ZB), (2ZC), and (2ZE)".

    (8) In paragraph (3), after "Authority" insert "or that certifies matters within paragraph (2) or (2ZA)".

Renewables obligation: issue of green certificates: further provisions
     4. In Article 52 (obligation in connection with electricity from renewable sources), in paragraph (4), after "supply" insert "or other use".

     5. In Article 53 (orders under Article 52: supplementary), in paragraph (4) —

(a) omit "and" at the end of the sub-paragraph (a), and

(b) after sub-paragraph (b) insert "and" followed by—


" (c) different provision in relation to generating stations of different descriptions,".

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment on


20 October 2006.

L.S.

Jenny Pyper
A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

[2] S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1)back