Insertion of article 5A

6.  After article 5 (accreditation of eligible installations not previously accredited under the ROO), insert—

“Accreditation of hydro generating stations with a capacity of 50 kilowatts or less

5A.— (1) Subject to articles 8 and 9, the Authority must accredit an eligible installation as an accredited FIT installation if—

(a) it is a hydro generating station with a declared net capacity of 50 kilowatts or less; and

(b) the Authority is satisfied that the installation meets the criteria in paragraph (2) or (3).

(2) The criteria referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are that—

(a) the eligible installation is first commissioned during the period which began on 1st April 2010 and ends on 1st October 2011; and

(b) were the installation to have a declared net capacity of more than 50 kilowatts, it would receive accreditation under the ROO were an application to be made for such accreditation.

(3) The criteria referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are that—

(a) the eligible installation is first commissioned after 1st October 2011; and

(b) the installation has been submitted by a FIT licensee for registration under the process for MCS certified registration.

(4) In respect of an installation accredited under this article where the criteria in paragraph (2) are satisfied, the eligibility date is not as provided by Schedule A to Standard Licence Condition 33, but is the date on which the installation is first commissioned.”.