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(1)In Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (electricity supply), after section 32LB insert—
(1)No renewables obligation certificates are to be issued under a renewables obligation order in respect of electricity generated after the onshore wind closure date by an onshore wind generating station.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to electricity generated in the circumstances set out in any one or more of sections 32LD to 32LL.
(3)In this section and sections 32LD to 32LL—
“the onshore wind closure date” means the date on which the Energy Act 2016 is passed;
“onshore wind generating station” means a generating station that—
generates electricity from wind, and
is situated in England, Wales or Scotland, but not in waters in or adjacent to England, Wales or Scotland up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea.
(4)The reference in subsection (1) to a renewables obligation order is to any renewables obligation order made under section 32 (whenever made, and whether or not made by the Secretary of State).
(5)Power to make provision in a renewables obligation order or a renewables obligation closure order (and any provision contained in such an order) is subject to subsection (1) and sections 32LD to 32LL.
(6)This section is not otherwise to be taken as affecting power to make provision in a renewables obligation order or renewables obligation closure order.”
(2)The Renewables Obligation Closure Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2388) is amended as follows.
(3)In article 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “network operator” insert—
““onshore wind generating station” means a generating station that—
generates electricity from wind, and
is situated in England, Wales or Scotland, but not in waters in or adjacent to England, Wales or Scotland up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea;”.
(4)In article 3 (closure of renewables obligation on 31st March 2017)—
(a)in the heading, after “solar pv stations” insert “or onshore wind generating stations”;
(b)in paragraph (1), after “solar pv station” insert “or an onshore wind generating station”.
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