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1.— [F2(1)] In this Schedule—
“continuously forested area” means land of an area of more than one hectare which includes—
trees more than 5 metres tall providing a tree canopy cover of more than 30%; or
trees collectively having the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 30% which—
are more than 5 metres tall; or
have the capacity to grow to a height of more than 5 metres;
“designated for nature protection purposes” means designated pursuant to the law of the United Kingdom or of any part of the United Kingdom or pursuant to the law of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment;
“environmental quality assurance scheme” means a voluntary scheme which establishes environmental or social standards in relation to the production of woody biomass;
“greenhouse gas emissions from the use of fossil fuel” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 (greenhouse gas emission criteria for bioliquid);
“highly biodiverse grassland” is to be construed in accordance with Article 17(3)(c) of the Renewables Directive;
“lightly forested area” means land of an area of more than one hectare which includes—
trees more than 5 metres tall providing a tree canopy cover of between 10% and 30%; or
trees collectively having the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of between 10% and 30% which—
are more than 5 metres tall; or
have the capacity to grow to a height of more than 5 metres;
“primary forest” means woodland of native species where there is no clearly visible indication of human activity and ecological processes are not significantly disturbed;
“relevant percentage” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 (greenhouse gas emission criteria for bioliquid);
“relevant target” has the same meaning as in Schedule A1A (greenhouse gas emission criteria for solid and gaseous biomass);
“wetland area” means land that is covered with or saturated by water—
permanently; or
for a significant part of the year; and
“woody biomass” means biomass which—
is, or is derived from, wood (other than an energy crop);
is not a bioliquid.
[F3(2) A reference in this Schedule to residue from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries or forestry—
(a)is a reference to residue directly generated by (as the case may be) agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries or forestry; and
(b)does not include a reference to residue from related industries or residue from processing.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. A2 substituted (1.12.2015) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/384), art. 1(1), sch. 2 (with art. 16)
F2Sch. A2 para. 1(1) renumbered (1.1.2018) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1234), regs. 1(2), 11(2)
F3Sch. A2 para. 1(2) inserted (1.1.2018) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1234), regs. 1(2), 11(3)
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