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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 104

ELECTRICITY

The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

21st February 2007

Coming into operation

1st April 2007

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. PART I

    Introductory Provisions

    1. 1. Citation and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation

  2. PART II

    The Renewables Obligation

    1. 3. The renewables obligation

    2. 4. The amount of the renewables obligation

  3. PART III

    Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources

    1. 5. Eligible renewable sources: general

    2. 6. Eligible renewable sources: qualifying arrangement

    3. 7. Eligible renewable sources: other fuels

    4. 8. Eligible renewable sources: supplemental

    5. 9. Calculation of amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable sources

  4. PART IV

    Alternative Ways of Discharging Renewables Obligation

    1. 10. Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: payments

    2. 11. Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation; GBROCs

    3. 12. Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: NIROCs certifying the matters in Article 54(2ZB) or (2ZC) of the Energy Order

    4. 13. Further provision in relation to production of NIROCs and GBROCs

  5. PART V

    NIROCs: Issue and Revocation

    1. 14. Obligation to issue NIROCs

    2. 15. Issue of NIROCs to agents

    3. 16. Criteria for issue of NIROCs

    4. 17. Criteria for issue of NIROCs: supplemental

    5. 18. Criteria for issue of NIROCs to agents: supplemental

    6. 19. Issuing NIROCs certifying the matters in Article 54(2ZA) or (2ZC) of the Energy Order: supplemental

    7. 20. NIROCs: financial bids

    8. 21. Procedure and calculations for issue of NIROCs

    9. 22. NIROC Register

    10. 23. Revocation of NIROCs

    11. 24. Small generators

  6. PART VI

    Payments out of the Buy-Out Fund

    1. 25. Allocation of payments made under Article 10

  7. PART VII

    Late Payments

    1. 26. Late Payments

  8. PART VIII

    Provision of Information and Functions of the Authority

    1. 27. Provision of information to the Authority

    2. 28. Exchange of information with the Great Britain Authority

    3. 29. Functions of the Authority

    4. 30. Preliminary accreditation and accreditation of generating stations

  9. PART IX

    Revocation, Transitional and Savings

    1. 31. Revocation, Transitional and Savings

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GBROCS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMOUNT OF THE RENEWABLES OBLIGATION

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      THE REGISTER

Go to Explanatory Note

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 52 to 55 and 66(3) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(1).

The Department has consulted the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation, the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, persons generating electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland and such other persons as it considers appropriate.

(1)

S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.6); Articles 52 to 55 were amended by S.R. 2004 No. 524 and Article 54A was inserted by S.R. 2004 No. 524; Article 54 was amended by section 120 of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20); Articles 52, 53 and 54 were amended by SR2006 No 424 Back [1]

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