The Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001

Generation and certification of renewable source electricity

48.—(1) A quantity of electricity constitutes “renewable source electricity” for the purposes of paragraphs 19 and 20 of the Act only if and to the extent that it complies with regulation 47 and is the subject of a certificate (a “levy exemption certificate”) issued by the relevant Authority to confirm that the requirements of regulation 47 are satisfied in relation to that quantity.

(2) Each levy exemption certificate (“LEC”) shall carry a unique identifying reference (“identifier”).

(3) The relevant Authority need not issue a LEC in relation to any quantity of electricity under paragraph (1) if—

(a) the person who generates that electricity does not provide the relevant Authority with such information, particulars, records and declarations as it may require for the purposes of that paragraph or regulation 47;

(b) the person who generates that electricity does not, if so required, provide the relevant Authority with updated readings from any relevant electricity meter;

(c) any person authorised by the relevant Authority has not, on request, been granted access at any reasonable time to the premises from where that electricity is generated;

(d) any person authorised by the relevant Authority has not, on request and having been granted access to premises in accordance with sub-paragraph (c), been permitted—

(i) to inspect or test anything that is on those premises, and

(ii) to inspect any records that are on those premises,

connected with the generation or supply of that electricity;

(e) any person authorised by the relevant Authority has not, on request, been granted access to any premises at any reasonable time to take updated readings from any relevant electricity meters;

(f) any one or more of sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) have not been satisfied within such time as the relevant Authority considers reasonable for the purpose in question; or

(g) the relevant Authority is for any reason not satisfied that the electricity in question should be regarded as renewable source electricity.