http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2782/article/5The Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseELECTRICITY2026-02-09Expert Participation2026-01-30 This Order, which applies to Great Britain, revokes and remakes with amendments the Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010 (“the 2010 Order”). PART 3CHAPTER 151The Authority must carry out accreditation as provided by this article.1AThe Authority must, subject to paragraph (1B)—adetermine whether to accredit eligible installations of a particular description which meet the conditions in article 4(2) in the order in which applications for accreditation of such installations are received by the Authority; andbdetermine whether to accredit eligible installations of a particular description which meet the conditions in article 4(3) in the order in which the installations’ MCS certificates were issued.1BParagraph (1A)(a) does not apply to eligible installations—athat have been granted preliminary accreditation and in respect of which an application for accreditation is made within the period of validity of that preliminary accreditation; ...bto which article 8D (transitional installations) applies. ; or cto which article 7B applies.2The Authority must accredit an eligible installation if article 6 is satisfied but must not do so— aif article 7 , 7A(1) or 8 applies;bduring the pause period, if article 8A applies; orcin a particular tariff period, if article 8B applies in relation to that tariff period and particular description of eligible installation.3Where the Authority accredits an eligible installation, it may attach such conditions as it considers appropriate.4Where the Authority accredits an eligible installation, it must—aupdate the central FIT register;bin the case of an eligible installation accredited further to an application mentioned in article 4(2), give notice to the person who made that application of the accreditation and any conditions attached to it; andcin the case of an eligible installation accredited further to an application mentioned in article 4(3), give notice to the FIT licensee of the accreditation and any conditions attached to it.5Where the Authority determines that an installation is not entitled to accreditation, it must—ain the case of an application mentioned in article 4(2), give notice of its decision to the person who made that application; andbin the case of an application mentioned in article 4(3), give notice of its decision to the FIT licensee.6A notice given under paragraph (5) must include reasons why the installation was not accredited , and, where the reason for the non-accreditation is that article 8B applies, give notice of the date of the start of the next tariff period , if any, within which the application will be considered by the Authority in accordance with this article. Art. 5(1A)(1B) inserted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(a) (with art. 24)Words in art. 5(2) substituted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(b) (with art. 24)Words in art. 5(4)(b) substituted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(c) (with art. 24)Words in art. 5(4)(c) substituted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(d) (with art. 24)Words in art. 5(5)(a) substituted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(c) (with art. 24)Words in art. 5(5)(b) substituted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(d) (with art. 24)Words in art. 5(6) inserted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 5(e) (with art. 24)Art. 5(1B)(c) inserted (1.2.2019) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1380), arts. 1, 4(2)(c)Words in art. 5(6) inserted (1.2.2019) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1380), arts. 1, 4(4)Word in art. 5(1B)(a) omitted (1.2.2019) by virtue of The Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1380), arts. 1, 4(2)(a)Word in art. 5(1B)(b) inserted (1.2.2019) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1380), arts. 1, 4(2)(b)Word in art. 5(2)(a) inserted (1.2.2019) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1380), arts. 1, 4(3)