xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

PART 9Provision of information, functions of the Authority and modifications of this Order in relation to microgenerators in certain circumstances

Exchange of information with the Great Britain authority

48.—(1) The Authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the specified day following an obligation period, notify the Great Britain authority of—

(a)the details of each GBROC produced to the Authority by a designated electricity supplier in discharge of that supplier’s renewables obligation for that period and the name of the designated electricity supplier in question; and

(b)the total number of GBROCs produced to the Authority in respect of that obligation period.

(2) The Authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a notification from the Great Britain authority as to the NIROC identifiers of NIROCs produced to the Great Britain authority by Great Britain designated electricity suppliers under GBRO Orders, inform the Great Britain authority of—

(a)the NIROC identifier of any NIROC so notified which it has revoked under Article 37 and whether it has issued a replacement NIROC in respect of any NIROC (unless that replacement NIROC has itself been revoked);

(b)the NIROC identifier of any NIROC so notified that has also been produced to the Authority by a designated electricity supplier under Article 5(2) and the date on which it was also produced.

(3) The Authority may conduct enquiries or investigations in respect of whether any electricity which is or may be the subject of a GBROC issued under any provision included in a GBRO Order by virtue of section 32B(4) and (6) of the Electricity Act has been supplied to customers in Northern Ireland and if, as a result of any such enquiry or investigation, the Authority is not satisfied that any such electricity has been so supplied it shall notify the Great Britain authority accordingly.

(4) The Authority must as soon as reasonably practicable after the specified day, following an obligation period, notify the Great Britain authority as to the number of renewables obligation certificates produced to the Authority in respect of that obligation period.