Part 4

New technology
Chapter 1

Low-carbon heat schemes

Further provision about scheme regulations
146
1
Scheme regulations must provide for the making of determinations as to whether a scheme participant has met a low-carbon heat target imposed on the scheme participant.
2
Scheme regulations may make provision for monitoring the operation of a low-carbon heat scheme, and may in particular make provision about—
a
the keeping of records by scheme participants and others;
b
the provision of information by scheme participants and others;
c
the audit and verification of information provided by scheme participants and others.
3
Scheme regulations may make provision—
a
enabling scheme participants to pool or transfer low-carbon heat targets imposed on them;
b
for the issuing of certificates representing activities or appliances to which a low-carbon heat target relates;
c
enabling scheme participants to acquire certificates mentioned in paragraph (b) for the purpose of meeting a low-carbon heat target;
d
about the keeping of records in relation to—
i
the pooling or transfer of low-carbon heat targets;
ii
the acquisition of certificates.
4
Scheme regulations may make provision—
a
requiring a scheme participant who fails to meet a low-carbon heat target to make a payment, before a specified deadline, of an amount specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations;
b
for a payment mentioned in paragraph (a) to be made to the administrator (see section 147) or to such other person as the regulations may specify;
c
for a person who fails to meet a low-carbon heat target to be subject to such consequences (instead of or in addition to a requirement mentioned in paragraph (a)) as may be specified;
d
about how liability to make a payment, or to other consequences, is to be determined where low-carbon heat targets have been pooled or transferred by virtue of provision made under subsection (3)(a).
5
In subsection (4), “specified” means specified in scheme regulations.
S. 146 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(2)(c)