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PART 6Changes affecting accredited RHI installations and registered producers

Change in circumstances for shared ground loop systems

53.—(1) The heat generated by a ground source heat pump must be metered in accordance with regulation 24 in any case where, following a review under regulation 52 or an investigation under Part 9 in respect of a shared ground loop system, the Authority considers that—

(a)one of the conditions set out in regulation 24(2) applies to a ground source heat pump which forms part of the shared ground loop system and in respect of which the heat generated has not been metered in accordance with regulation 24; or

(b)the property to which the ground source heat pump provides heat was occupied for less than 183 days in any 12 month period ending with the anniversary of the accredited RHI installation’s tariff start date.

(2) When payments are resumed in accordance with regulation 52(4), such payments must be calculated in accordance with regulation 70(3).