PART VNIROCs: Issue and Revocation

Criteria for issue of NIROCs to agents: supplemental18

1

Where a NIROC is to be issued to an agent by virtue of Article 15, the following provisions of this Article shall apply.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), in Article 16(4) and (6) and Article 21(3)(b) and (4)—

a

references to the operator of the generating station shall be treated as references to the agent who acts in relation to that generating station; and

b

any obligation imposed on the operator in relation to that generating station shall be treated as imposed on the agent instead.

3

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article 16(4).

4

Where the NIROC relates to more than one generating station—

a

in Article 16(2) the written confirmation referred to shall be required in relation to each of the generating stations to which the NIROC relates;

b

in Article 16(4) and (6) the declaration referred to shall be required in relation to the electricity generated by each of the generating stations to which the NIROC relates;

c

in Article 16(4)(a) and (b) references to the operator shall be treated as references to the operator of each of the generating stations to which the NIROC relates.