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PART 9Enforcement

Revocation of accreditation or registration

81.—(1) Where the Authority is satisfied—

(a)that there has been a material or repeated failure by a participant to comply with an ongoing obligation;

(b)an accredited RHI installation has been accredited or a producer of biomethane for injection has been registered as a result of the provision of information which was incorrect in a material particular; or

(c)there has been a failure to comply with a notice under regulation 79(2),

it may take any of the actions in paragraph (2).

(2) The actions in this paragraph are that the Authority may—

(a)revoke accreditation for the accredited RHI installation in respect of which paragraph (1) applies;

(b)revoke accreditation for any other accredited RHI installation owned by that participant; or

(c)in relation to a participant who is a producer of biomethane for injection, revoke that participant’s registration.

(3) Before revoking an accreditation or registration under this regulation, the Authority must send a notice to the participant specifying—

(a)the reason for the intended revocation including details of the respect in which the participant has failed to comply or the information was incorrect;

(b)an explanation of the effect of the revocation; and

(c)details of the participant’s right of review.

(4) Where the accreditation of an accredited RHI installation, or a participant’s registration as a producer of biomethane for injection, has been revoked, the Authority may—

(a)refuse to accredit any eligible installations owned by the same person or a connected person; or

(b)refuse to register that person or a connected person as a producer of biomethane for injection,

at any future date.