4.—(1) A producer of electricity may request a CHPGO from the competent authority.
(2) A request may not be made for a CHPGO under paragraph (1) where the electricity is produced outside Northern Ireland.
(3) A request under paragraph (1) shall not be considered duly made until the competent authority is provided with all the information specified in Schedule 1 and the statement required under paragraph (4).
(4) The person making a request under paragraph (1) shall provide with the request a statement that in respect of the electricity which is the subject of the request—
(a)he is entitled to the issue of a CHPGO under these Regulation;
(b)he has not made and does not intend to make a request for a CHPGO in respect of the same electricity in another Member State of Great Britain; and
(c)he has not made and does not intend to make another request under paragraph (1) in respect of the same electricity.