The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made: 21st February 2007

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

Coming into operation: 1st April 2007

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PART I — Introductory Provisions

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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PART II — The Renewables Obligation

The renewables obligation

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The amount of the renewables obligation

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PART III — Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources

Eligible renewable sources: general

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Eligible renewable sources: qualifying arrangement

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Eligible renewable sources: other fuels

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Eligible renewable sources: supplemental

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Calculation of amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable sources

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PART IV — Alternative Ways of Discharging Renewables Obligation

Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: payments

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Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: GBROCs

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

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Further provision in relation to production of NIROCs and GBROCs

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PART V — NIROCs: Issue and Revocation

Obligation to issue NIROCs

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Issue of NIROCs to agents

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Criteria for issue of NIROCs

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Criteria for issue of NIROCs: supplemental

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Criteria for issue of NIROCs to agents: supplemental

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

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NIROCs: financial bids

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Procedure and calculations for issue of NIROCs

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NIROC Register

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Revocation of NIROCs

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Small generators

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PART VI — Payments out of the Buy-Out Fund

Allocation of payments made under Article 10

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PART VII — Late Payments

Late Payments

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PART VIII — Provision of Information and Functions of the Authority

Provision of information to the Authority

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Exchange of information with the Great Britain Authority

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Functions of the Authority

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Preliminary accreditation and accreditation of generating stations

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PART IX — Revocation, Transitional and Savings

Revocation, Transitional and Savings

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SCHEDULE 1 — CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GBROCS

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SCHEDULE 2 — AMOUNT OF THE RENEWABLES OBLIGATION

Obligation Period	Percentage of total supplies
1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008	2.8
1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009	3.0
1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010	3.5
1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011	4.0
1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012	5.0
1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013	6.3
Each subsequent period of twelve months ending with the period of twelve months ending on 31st March 2027	6.3

SCHEDULE 3 — THE REGISTER

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 21st February 2007.

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

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 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

[^f00002]: S.R. 2006 No.56

[^f00003]: Available at http://www.chpqa.com

[^f00004]: 1988 c.1; section 839 was amended by the Finance Act 1995 (c.4), section 74 and Schedule 17, paragraph 20

[^f00005]: 1989 c.29

[^f00006]: S.R. 1994 No. 132

[^f00007]: S.R. 1996 No.407

[^f00008]: S.I. 1997/278 (N.I.19)

[^f00009]: 1964 c.29. Section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c.23), section 37 and schedule 3, paragraph 1.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1)

[^f00011]: The definition of “supply” in Section 4(4) of the Electricity Act was substituted by Section 28(1) and (3)(b) of the Utilities Act 2000, (c).27

[^f00013]: 1976 c.76

[^f00014]: S.I. 1991 No. 1220 (N.I. 11)

Editorial notes

[^key-5892418221fe9572a8bc1733c0d908bc]: Order revoked (1.4.2009) by The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/154), arts. 1, 53(1)(a) (with art. 53(2)-(4))

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