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46.—(1) ROCs are not to be issued in respect of any electricity generated by a generating station located in Scotland.
(2) ROCs are not to be issued in respect of any electricity generated by a generating station mentioned in Article 54(1) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 where the electricity has been supplied to customers in Northern Ireland.
(3) ROCs are not to be issued in respect of any electricity generated by a generating station located beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom unless—
(a)it is connected directly to a transmission or distribution system (or the part of such a system) located in Northern Ireland (and to no other system or part thereof), or
(b)it is an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964(1) or in a Renewable Energy Zone.
(4) In this article—
“Northern Ireland” has the same meaning as in Article 54(1) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
“Scotland” includes—
so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland,
a Renewable Energy Zone, or any part of such a Zone, which is designated by order under section 84(5) of the Energy Act 2004(2).
1964 c.29. This provision was amended by section 37 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c.23).
2004 c.20. The Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) (Scottish Ministers) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3153) has been made under section 84(5).
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