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The Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations 2003
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9.—(1) A competent authority shall recognise a guarantee of origin issued by the Authority under regulation 6(1).
[F1(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a competent authority shall recognise—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)a guarantee of origin issued in Northern Ireland in accordance with the Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.]
(3) A competent authority shall refuse to recognise a guarantee of origin issued in F3... Northern Ireland—
(a)if it has been requested to refuse such recognition by the [F4Northern Ireland authority] which issued or supervised the issue of that guarantee of origin; or
[F5(b)if it is satisfied that there is good reason to doubt the accuracy, reliability or veracity of the guarantee of origin.]
(4) Where a competent authority has recognised a guarantee of origin in accordance with paragraph (2), it shall withdraw that recognition—
(a)if it has been requested by the [F6Northern Ireland authority] which issued or supervised the issue of that guarantee of origin to refuse or withdraw such recognition; or
[F7(b)if it is satisfied that there is good reason to doubt the accuracy, reliability or veracity of the guarantee of origin.]
(5) Paragraphs (2), (3)(b) and 4(b) impose no obligation on a competent authority to satisfy itself that a guarantee of origin issued in F8... Northern Ireland has been properly issued.
(6) Recognition by a competent authority of a guarantee of origin issued under regulation 6(1) or in F9... Northern Ireland shall be in such form as that competent authority may determine.
F10(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F1Reg. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1093), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Reg. 9(2)(a) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1247), regs. 1(3), 5(2)
F3Words in reg. 9(3) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1247), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(a)
F4Words in reg. 9(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1247), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(b)
F5Reg. 9(3)(b) substituted (5.12.2010) by The Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Producedfrom Renewable Energy Sources) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2715), regs. 1(1), 9(3) (with reg. 12)
F6Words in reg. 9(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1247), regs. 1(3), 5(4)
F7Reg. 9(4)(b) substituted (5.12.2010) by The Electricity (Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Producedfrom Renewable Energy Sources) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2715), regs. 1(1), 9(4) (with reg. 12)
F8Words in reg. 9(5) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources and High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1247), regs. 1(3), 5(5)
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