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The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2008-03-18

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department Queen's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 18th March 2008

Coming into force: 1st April 2008

In accordance with section 32(9) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st April 2008.

Amendments to the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2007

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(1) The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2007[^f00002] is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraphs (3)(a), (4) and (6) of article 4 (the amount of the renewables obligation) for “the Department of Trade and Industry”, where it occurs, substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(3) In article 24(4)(b) (revocation of SROCs) omit “subject to subparagraph (c),”.

(4) For Schedule 1 (amount of the renewables obligation) of the Order substitute the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE

Signed

JIM MATHER — A member of the Scottish Executive — 18th March 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2007.

Article 2 (2) makes amendments in relation to the former Department of Trade and Industry.

Article 2 (3) corrects a previous drafting error.

Article 2 (4) replaces Schedule 1 thereby introducing adjustments to the minimum wave and tidal requirements falling to suppliers as part of their renewables obligation.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1989 c. 29. Section 62 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) substituted a new section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the section 32 which was originally enacted. The new section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 has subsequently been amended by sections 115 and 119 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) and section 24 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19) (“the 2006 Act”). Section 63 of the Utilities Act 2000 inserted new section 32A of the Electricity Act 1989, which has been amended by section 119 of the Energy Act 2004 and section 24 of the 2006 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, in respect of sections 32 to 32A (as most recently amended by the 2006 Act) were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3258), article 2.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2007/267.

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