The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Ongoing obligations: general

35.  A participant (“P”) must comply with the following ongoing obligations, as applicable—

(a) if the accredited domestic plant is a biomass boiler, upon a request by the Department P must provide to the Department evidence as to the type of fuel purchased and used in that plant for any period specified in the request during which P was a participant;

(b) P must not receive any grant from public funds, other than a RHPP grant, for any of the costs of the purchase or installation of the accredited domestic plant other than any grant which was notified to the Department when the accreditation application was made;

(c) P must ensure that the accredited domestic plant continues to meet the eligibility criteria;

(d) P must comply with any condition attached to P’s accreditation;

(e) P must keep the accredited domestic plant in good working order;

(f) if P is not the owner of the RHI property, P must provide a copy of any notification under regulation 36(1)(i) or 36(1)(j) to the owner or owners of that property;

(g) P must repay any overpayment in accordance with any notice served under regulation 51;

(h) P must not move the accredited domestic plant to a new location;

(i) P must comply with such other administrative requirements that the Department may specify in relation to the effective administration of the domestic RHI scheme;

(j) on receipt of a request for access under regulation 47 or regulation 54(3)(b), P must—

(i) allow the Department or the Department’s authorised agent, as applicable, access to the RHI property to carry out any of the activities described in those regulations; and

(ii) offer reasonable cooperation to that person;

(k) if P does not live in the RHI property P must have, at all times, agreement from all occupants of the property that those occupants will:

(i) allow the Department or the Department’s authorised agent reasonable access in the event of a request under regulation 47 or regulation 54(3)(b);

(ii) cooperate with a decision by the Department to install a meter under regulation 45 or remove it under regulation 46; and

(iii) cooperate with any request for assistance made under regulations 54(3)(b) or 54(3)(c);

(l) P must not seek accreditation under the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(1) for an accredited domestic plant, or any other plant which provides heat to the same RHI property as an accredited domestic plant; and

(m) P must cooperate with:

(i) a decision by the Department to install a meter under regulation 45 or remove it under regulation 46; and

(ii) any request for assistance made under regulations 54(3)(b) or 54(3)(c).

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S.R. 2012/396