After article 22B (common agricultural policy requirements) insert—

“Electricity generated by certain types of biomass generating station22C.

(1)

This article applies to a generating station which—

(a)

is first commissioned after 31st March 2014;

(b)

has a total installed capacity of more than 15 megawatts;

(c)

generates electricity from relevant biomass.

(2)

No SROCs are to be issued in respect of any electricity generated in any month by a generating station to which this article applies—

(a)

unless the generating station is a qualifying combined heat and power station;

(b)

if the generating station has not been a qualifying combined heat and power station during the whole or part of 5 or more obligation periods.

(3)

In this article “relevant biomass” means biomass which is composed wholly or partly from wood which is not an energy crop.”.